Basketball Game Preview: Rhinelander Hodags vs. Ripon Tigers

The Rhinelander Hodags and the Ripon Tigers will round out the year against one another at on Friday. Rhinelander knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past six contests -- so hopefully Ripon likes a good challenge.

If Rhinelander beats Ripon with 76 points on Friday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. Rhinelander simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Tomahawk 76-22. The Hodags have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four games by 29 points or more this season.

Meanwhile, Ripon can finally bid farewell to their eight-game losing streak dating back to last season thanks to their game on Saturday. They secured a 60-54 W over Chilton.

Ripon's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-7. As for Rhinelander, they pushed their record up to 6-0 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.