Basketball Recap: Vel Phillips Memorial Takes a Loss

If Vel Phillips Memorial was riding high fresh off their 64-37 takedown of Madison La Follette last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Vel Phillips Memorial Spartans lost to the Verona Wildcats at home by a 56-41 margin on Thursday. The matchup marked the Spartans' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.

Vel Phillips Memorial's defeat dropped their record down to 16-5. As for Verona, the win (which was their ninth in a row) raised their record to 18-1.

Coming up, Vel Phillips Memorial will challenge Janesville Craig at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Verona, they will face off against Brookfield East at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday.