Preview: Fond du Lac Cardinals vs. Indian Trail Hawks
Having just played yesterday, the Fond du Lac Cardinals will head out on the road to face off against the Indian Trail Hawks at 3:00 p.m. on January 20th. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Fond du Lac posted their closest win yet this season on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Appleton East 63-61.
Meanwhile, Indian Trail's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Monday after their fifth straight loss. They fell to Racine Case 67-63. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their last game two weeks ago (55), Indian Trail still had to take the loss.
Indian Trail's loss came about despite a quality game from Mj Stackhouse, who dropped a double-double on 24 points and 18 rebounds. Stackhouse is absolutely dominating the point category: he's posted at least 15 every time he's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Jack Zeller, who scored 12 points.
Fond du Lac pushed their record up to 7-5 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive dominance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.7 points per game. As for Indian Trail, they now have a losing record at 6-7.
