Basketball Game Preview: Darlington Redbirds vs. Southwestern Wildcats

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01/03/25 - Home	75-66 W
02/13/24 - Home	65-48 W
01/05/24 - Away	78-60 W
02/03/23 - Away	57-59 L
01/03/23 - Home	60-41 W
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Darlington has gone 8-2 against Southwestern recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Darlington Redbirds will venture away from home to square off against the Southwestern Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.

Darlington is headed into the matchup having just posted their biggest win since January 9th on Thursday. They claimed a resounding 80-44 victory over Iowa-Grant. Given the Redbirds' advantage in MaxPreps' Wisconsin basketball rankings (they are ranked 77th, while the Panthers are ranked 310th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Southwestern against Boscobel on Thursday as the squad secured a 75-42 win. The Wildcats haven't had any issues with the Bulldogs recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive victory against them.

The win made it two in a row for Darlington and bumps their season record up to 15-5. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 79.0 points over those games. As for Southwestern, their victory bumped their record up to 18-4.

Darlington was able to grind out a solid win over Southwestern in their previous matchup back in January, winning 75-66. The rematch might be a little tougher for Darlington since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.