Basketball Game Preview: Milwaukee Lifelong Learning Wizards vs. Washington Purgolders

The Milwaukee Lifelong Learning Wizards will challenge the Washington Purgolders at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Milwaukee Lifelong Learning is coming into the match on a six-game losing streak.

Last Saturday, Milwaukee Lifelong Learning was beaten by Racine Lutheran 111-46. While losing is never fun, the Wizards can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Wisconsin basketball rankings (they are ranked 464th, while the Crusaders are ranked 17th).

Meanwhile, Washington beat Milwaukee Bay View 70-60 on Thursday.

Washington's win came from a few key players Milwaukee Lifelong Learning will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Rudy Baker, who posted 17 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Dejai Lee, who had 17 points.

Washington is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.8 points per game. As for Milwaukee Lifelong Learning, their loss dropped their record down to 1-9.

Milwaukee Lifelong Learning took a serious blow against Washington in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, falling 71-44. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Washington's Solomon Dotson, who earned 20 points. Now that Milwaukee Lifelong Learning knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.