Basketball Game Preview: Wisner-Pilger Gators vs. Laurel-Concord-Coleridge Bears

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Previous Games

02/08/24 - Home	59-58 W
02/09/23 - Away	53-36 W
02/10/22 - Home	61-51 W
02/11/21 - Away	58-56 W
02/13/20 - Home	47-39 W
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Wisner-Pilger has gone 8-2 against Laurel-Concord-Coleridge recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Wisner-Pilger Gators are taking a road trip to challenge the Laurel-Concord-Coleridge Bears at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Wisner-Pilger is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Lyons-Decatur Northeast: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Wisner-Pilger blew Lyons-Decatur Northeast out of the water with a 63-32 final score. The Gators have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six contests by 22 points or more this season.

Meanwhile, Laurel-Concord-Coleridge beat Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard] 54-47 on Tuesday. The victory continues a trend for the Bears in their matchups with the Bobcats: they've now won three in a row.

Wisner-Pilger's win bumped their record up to 8-11. As for Laurel-Concord-Coleridge, the victory got them back to even at 11-11.

Wisner-Pilger barely slipped by Laurel-Concord-Coleridge in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, winning 59-58. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Laurel-Concord-Coleridge's Mallory Eriksen, who went 6 of 11 en route to 19 points and seven rebounds. Now that she won't be playing on Thursday, will it be easier for Wisner-Pilger to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.