Basketball Game Preview: Kimberly Papermakers vs. Bay Port Pirates

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Previous 6 Games

12/27/23 - Home	61-51 W
12/28/18 - Home	72-57 W
12/29/17 - Away	45-44 W
12/22/16 - Neutral	65-57 W
12/30/15 - Away	67-61 W
12/27/14 - Home	51-47 W

Kimberly has gone 6-0 against Bay Port recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. Both will round out the year against one another at at 6:35 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.

Bay Port is hoping to do what Oshkosh West couldn't on Friday: put an end to Kimberly's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Kimberly walked away with a 66-54 win over Oshkosh West.

Meanwhile, Bay Port played a tough game on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were beaten by De Pere 85-56. The defeat continues a trend for the Pirates in their matchups with the Redbirds: they've now lost five in a row.

Kimberly pushed their record up to 3-3 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.5 points per game. As for Bay Port, they now have a losing record at 3-4.

Kimberly beat Bay Port 61-51 when the teams last played back in December of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Kimberly since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.