Basketball Game Preview: Williamsburg Raiders vs. Fort Madison Bloodhounds

By Team Reports Feb 17, 2024, 4:12am

Preview: Williamsburg Raiders vs. Fort Madison Bloodhounds

The Williamsburg Raiders will head out on the road to take on the Fort Madison Bloodhounds on Monday. Williamsburg knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past six matchups -- so hopefully Fort Madison likes a good challenge.

Williamsburg pushed their score all the way to 64 on Tuesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 65-64 to Marion. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (55), Williamsburg still had to take the loss.

Meanwhile, Fort Madison came up short against Illini West on Thursday and fell 56-47. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Fort Madison in their matchups with Illini West: they've now lost three in a row.

Williamsburg's defeat dropped their record down to 12-8. As for Fort Madison, their loss was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 11-10.

Williamsburg strolled past Fort Madison in their previous matchup back in December of 2023 by a score of 61-47. Will Williamsburg repeat their success, or does Fort Madison have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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