Basketball Game Preview: Winnebago Indians vs. Dakota Indians

The Winnebago Indians will face off against the Dakota Indians at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Winnebago has struggled recently with four defeats in a row, while Dakota will arrive with three straight wins.

Winnebago's tournament run continued when they took on Bishop McNamara on Saturday. Winnebago fell 66-56 to Bishop McNamara. While losing is never fun, the Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 265th, while the Fightin' Irish are ranked 101st).

Meanwhile, Dakota beat Pearl City 46-35 last Friday. The 46-point effort marked the Indians' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.

Winnebago's loss dropped their record down to 5-8. As for Dakota, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-2 record this season.

Winnebago ended up a good deal behind Dakota in their previous meeting back in February, losing 65-49. Will Winnebago 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.