Basketball Recap: Prairie du Chien Takes a Loss

Prairie du Chien was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their ninth straight defeat dating back to last season. They had to suffer through a 71-27 loss at the hands of the Platteville Hillmen. While losing is never fun, the Blackhawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Wisconsin basketball rankings (they are ranked 426th, while the Hillmen are ranked 53rd).

Prairie du Chien's loss dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Platteville, they pushed their record up to 6-1 with the win, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season.

Prairie du Chien will head out to square off against Richland Center at 7:30 p.m. on January 10th. As for Platteville, they will be playing at home against New Glarus at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday.