Basketball Recap: Blair-Taylor's Higher State Rank on Full Display on Saturday

It was a proper cat-fight when Blair-Taylor challenged Black River Falls on Saturday. The Blair-Taylor Wildcats snuck past the Black River Falls Tigers with a 71-66 victory. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Wisconsin basketball rankings (they are ranked 87th, while the Tigers are ranked 421st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Blair-Taylor's win bumped their record up to 11-2. As for Black River Falls, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-10.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Blair-Taylor will venture away from home to challenge Whitehall at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. As for Black River Falls, they will challenge Stratford at 7:15 p.m. on Monday. One thing working in Black River Falls' favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last three matchups.