Basketball Recap: Pewaukee Falls Short Against Ranked De Pere

On Saturday, Pewaukee faced De Pere in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Pewaukee Pirates took a 78-73 hit to the loss column at the hands of the De Pere Redbirds. The loss continues a trend for the Pirates in their matchups with the Redbirds: they've now lost five in a row.

Pewaukee's defeat dropped their record down to 14-10. As for De Pere, the victory was the 18th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 22-1.

Pewaukee does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for De Pere, they will square off against Notre Dame Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.