Basketball Recap: Crandon Picks Up Seventh Consecutive Victory

Cardinals

Previous Games

12/19/24 vs Wabeno/Laona	43-28
12/17/24 vs Tomahawk	55-37
12/12/24 vs Elcho	75-15
12/05/24 vs Wausau West	55-43
12/02/24 vs Wausau East	67-22
+ 2 more games

Crandon had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 24.7 points) and they went ahead and made it seven on Thursday. They strolled past the Wabeno/Laona Rebels with points to spare, taking the game 43-28. This was payback for the Cardinals, who suffered a 44-42 loss the last time these two teams met.

Crandon pushed their record up to 7-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.0 points per game. As for Wabeno/Laona, with the defeat, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 4-4.

Crandon won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Coleman at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Coleman will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something Crandon surely won't give up without a fight. As for Wabeno/Laona, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Phillips at 7:00 p.m. on January 3, 2025.