Basketball Recap: Darlington's Luck Takes a Turn for the Worse on Tuesday

Redbirds

Previous 5 Games

01/07/25 @ Mineral Point	44-58
01/04/25 vs Highland	47-20
12/20/24 vs Fennimore	51-36
12/17/24 @ Iowa-Grant	63-24
12/12/24 @ Southwestern	62-41

If Darlington was feeling good fresh off their 47-20 takedown of Highland last Saturday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The matchup between the Darlington Redbirds and the Mineral Point Pointers didn't end well, with the Darlington Redbirds falling 58-44. The Redbirds' defeat signaled the end of their seven-game winning streak.

Darlington's loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 5-1 and their overall record down to 8-4. As for Mineral Point, their win bumped their record up to 8-5.

Darlington will challenge Cuba City at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Darlington is on a four-game streak of home wins, Cuba City a four-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court. As for Mineral Point, they will take on Fennimore at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.