Basketball Game Preview: Fox Valley Lutheran Foxes vs. Freedom Irish

The Fox Valley Lutheran Foxes are taking a road trip to take on the Freedom Irish at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.

Last Tuesday, Fox Valley Lutheran took their contest with ease, bagging a 62-33 victory over Luxemburg-Casco. The win continues a trend for the Foxes in their matchups with the Spartans: they've now won eight in a row.

Meanwhile, Freedom entered their tilt with Clintonville on Tuesday with nine consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with ten. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Truckers 89-45. Given the Irish's advantage in MaxPreps' Wisconsin basketball rankings (they are ranked 13th, while the Truckers are ranked 403rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Fox Valley Lutheran pushed their record up to 13-4 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.2 points over those games. As for Freedom, their record now sits at 18-1.

Fox Valley Lutheran lost to Freedom on the road by a decisive 75-60 margin in their previous meeting back in January. Can Fox Valley Lutheran avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.