Alma has enjoyed a six-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against the Frankenmuth Eagles at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Alma will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Michigan Rankings (they are ranked 97th, while Frankenmuth is ranked 13th).
Last Friday, Alma was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 43-37 to Garber. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest points Alma has scored all season.
In what's become a running theme this season, Frankenmuth gave their fans yet another huge win on Monday. They claimed a resounding 64-12 victory over Glenn at home. Winning may never get old, but Frankenmuth sure is getting used to it with their 12th in a row.
Clare Conzelmann and Mia Mclaughlin were among the main playmakers for Frankenmuth as the former scored 15 points along with two steals and the latter scored 14 points along with six rebounds and four steals. Conzelmann is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last eight games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Lucy Conzelmann, who scored seven points along with five rebounds and two steals.
Alma's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-4. As for Frankenmuth, they pushed their record up to 15-2 with that win, which was their sixth straight at home.
Alma came up short against Frankenmuth in their previous meeting back in January, falling 57-44. Can Alma avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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