Basketball Recap: Iola-Scandinavia Find Success

Thunderbirds

Previous 2 Games

01/17/25 @ Amherst	41-32
01/14/25 @ Shiocton	59-35

After losing to Amherst the last time they met, Iola-Scandinavia decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Iola-Scandinavia Thunderbirds walked away with a 41-32 win over the Amherst Falcons on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Thunderbirds.

Iola-Scandinavia is also on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 5-7 record this season. As for Amherst, they have also traveled a rocky road recently having lost seven of their last nine contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-9 record this season.

Iola-Scandinavia and Amherst could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Wisconsin Rankings. Iola-Scandinavia (ranked 307th) will meet Almond-Bancroft (ranked 57th) at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Similarly, Amherst will square off against Wittenberg-Birnamwood at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday down 260 places (280 vs. 20).