Basketball Game Preview: Sturgeon Bay Clippers vs. Northeastern Wisconsin Lutheran/Providence Academy

Sturgeon Bay is 1-8 against Northeastern Wisconsin Lutheran/Providence Academy since December of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Sturgeon Bay Clippers are taking a road trip to take on Northeastern Wisconsin Lutheran/Providence Academy at 5:45 p.m.

Last Monday, Sturgeon Bay had to suffer through an 87-44 loss at the hands of Kewaunee. While losing is never fun, the Clippers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Wisconsin basketball rankings (they are ranked 394th, while the Storm are ranked 66th).

Meanwhile, Northeastern Wisconsin Lutheran/Providence Academy strolled past Southern Door with points to spare on Monday, taking the game 49-31. Northeastern Wisconsin Lutheran/Providence Academy hasn't had any issues with Southern Door recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive win against them.

Sturgeon Bay's defeat dropped their record down to 3-17. As for Northeastern Wisconsin Lutheran/Providence Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 11-13.

Sturgeon Bay lost to Northeastern Wisconsin Lutheran/Providence Academy on the road by a decisive 53-39 margin in their previous meeting back in November of 2024. Can Sturgeon Bay avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.