Basketball Recap: Mineral Point's Victory on Saturday Extends Winning Streak to 11

Pointers

Previous Games

02/22/25 vs Marshall	69-43
02/21/25 vs Riverdale	82-30
02/17/25 vs Platteville	91-59
02/11/25 vs Fennimore	66-35
02/08/25 vs Potosi	62-43
+ 6 more games

Mineral Point had already won ten in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 28.6 points) and they went ahead and made it 11 on Saturday. They were the clear victor by a 69-43 margin over the Marshall Cardinals. Given the Pointers' advantage in MaxPreps' Wisconsin basketball rankings (they are ranked 21st, while the Cardinals are ranked 89th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Mineral Point's victory bumped their record up to 23-1. As for Marshall, their loss dropped their record down to 19-5.

Mineral Point didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 63-43 win against New Glarus on the 24th. As for Marshall, they will venture away from home to square off against Cambridge at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Cambridge's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last 20 games.