No shortage of early season excitement for Saline boys basketball

Saline’s last two games have both gone down to the wire, with the Hornets winning in comeback fashion Saturday and falling in a marathon game Tuesday.

Tuesday at Southgate Anderson, Saline went to double overtime before falling, 65-63. The Hornets had a chance to win the game at the end of regulation and in both overtime periods before suffering their first loss of the season.

That game followed a Saturday performance in which Saline came from 17 points down in the third quarter to top Canton, 58-56 at home.

"This was more about defense than offense. Our defense became our offense," first-year coach Eric Williams said of Saturday's game. "That's what allowed us to come back.’

Thursday, Saline visits Chelsea to kick off a stretch of four straight games against SEC White opponents.

The Bulldogs, also under a first-year coach in Rourke Skelton, are 1-1, most recently topping Manchester Monday, 87-65.

Thursday Basketball Schedule

Boys Basketball
Detroit Denby at Ypsilanti Lincoln, 7 p.m.
East Jackson at Manchester, 7 p.m.
Saline at Chelsea, 7 p.m.
Saline Washtenaw Christian at Livingston Christian High School, 7 p.m.
Ypsilanti at Wyandotte Roosevelt, 7 p.m.

Girls Basketball
Ann Arbor Huron at Detroit Country Day, 7 p.m.
Saline Washtenaw Christian at Livingston Christian High School, 5:30 p.m.
South Lyon East at Milan, 7 p.m.
Ypsilanti Arbor Preparatory at Harper Woods, 7 p.m.
Ypsilanti Lincoln at Inkster, 7 p.m.

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