Basketball Recap: Make It Nine in a Row for Vel Phillips Memorial

Spartans

Previous Games

01/28/25 vs Sun Prairie East	66-48
01/23/25 vs Janesville Parker	71-36
01/18/25 @ Sun Prairie West	58-50
01/14/25 vs Middleton	76-53
01/10/25 vs Madison East	84-29
+ 4 more games

Vel Phillips Memorial came tearing into Tuesday's contest with eight straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 29 points) and they left with even more momentum. They strolled past the Sun Prairie East Cardinals with points to spare, taking the game 66-48. Given the Spartans' advantage in MaxPreps' Wisconsin basketball rankings (they are ranked 72nd, while the Cardinals are ranked 249th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Vel Phillips Memorial's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-3. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.8 points per game. As for Sun Prairie East, they now have a losing record at 9-10.

Vel Phillips Memorial has already played their next game (against Sun Prairie), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Sun Prairie East will welcome Madison East at 7:15 p.m. on Friday.