Basketball Recap: Howards Grove Picks Up Tenth Consecutive Win

Tigers

Previous Games

01/20/25 vs St. Mary Catholic	64-48
01/16/25 vs Mishicot	81-38
01/13/25 vs Lake Country Classical Academy	86-46
01/11/25 vs Carmen Northwest	72-65
01/10/25 vs Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah	81-61
+ 5 more games

Howards Grove came tearing into Monday's game with nine straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 28.4 points) and they left with even more momentum. They strolled past the St. Mary Catholic Zephyrs with points to spare, taking the game 64-48. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Wisconsin basketball rankings (they are ranked 87th, while the Zephyrs are ranked 233rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Howards Grove pushed their record up to 11-2 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 75.6 points per game. As for St. Mary Catholic, they now have a losing record at 7-8.

Howards Grove will face off against Manitowoc Lutheran at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. Howards Grove knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 13 contests -- so hopefully Manitowoc Lutheran likes a good challenge. As for St. Mary Catholic, they will host Mishicot at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. St. Mary Catholic is facing Mishicot at the right time seeing as Mishicot is stuck on a four-game losing streak.