Basketball Game Preview: Bangor Cardinals vs. Hillsboro Tigers

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Previous Games

12/20/24 - Home	43-48 L
02/01/24 - Home	51-52 L
12/19/23 - Away	54-53 W
02/02/23 - Home	68-43 W
12/20/22 - Away	69-47 W
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Bangor has gone 8-2 against Hillsboro recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Bangor Cardinals face off against the Hillsboro Tigers at 7:00 p.m.

Bangor came up short against Arcadia on Monday, falling 67-46. While losing is never fun, the Cardinals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Wisconsin basketball rankings (they are ranked 371st, while the Raiders are ranked 181st).

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Hillsboro). They took their match on Monday with ease, bagging a 76-39 victory over La Farge. The Tigers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven contests by 21 points or more this season.

Hillsboro pushed their record up to 13-3 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.0 points per game. As for Bangor, their loss dropped their record down to 7-11.

Bangor came up short against Hillsboro in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, falling 48-43. Can Bangor avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.