Basketball Game Preview: Holmen Vikings vs. La Crosse Central Riverhawks

Holmen is on a 12-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while La Crosse Central is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Holmen Vikings will host the La Crosse Central Riverhawks at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.

Last Tuesday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Holmen beat Sparta 75-71. The victory continues a trend for the Vikings in their matchups with the Spartans: they've now won eight in a row.

Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely La Crosse Central's strategy against La Crosse Logan on Tuesday. La Crosse Central blew past La Crosse Logan 68-42. Given the Riverhawks' advantage in MaxPreps' Wisconsin basketball rankings (they are ranked 36th, while the Rangers are ranked 233rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

La Crosse Central is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.2 points over those games. As for Holmen, their win bumped their record up to 15-4.

Holmen lost to La Crosse Central at home by a decisive 67-51 margin in their previous meeting back in January. Will Holmen have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.