Basketball Preview: Cross Plains Buffaloes vs. Rising Star Wildcats
Cross Plains is 8-0 against Rising Star since December of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Cross Plains Buffaloes will host the Rising Star Wildcats at 6:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Cross Plains has three straight victories, Rising Star has seven straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Cross Plains' tournament run continued when they took on Walnut Springs on Saturday. Cross Plains snuck past Walnut Springs with a 40-34 win.
Meanwhile, a victory for Rising Star just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were outmatched by Menard on the road and fell 44-9.
Cross Plains pushed their record up to 10-4 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 26.8 points per game. As for Rising Star, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
Everything came up roses for Cross Plains against Rising Star when the teams last played back in February, as the team secured a 56-22 victory. Will Cross Plains repeat their success, or does Rising Star have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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