Basketball Game Preview: Fox Valley Lutheran Foxes vs. Shawano Community Hawks + Official Tickets

The Fox Valley Lutheran Foxes are taking a road trip to square off against the Shawano Community Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Fox Valley Lutheran's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.

Last Friday, Fox Valley Lutheran beat New London 77-67. Given the Foxes' advantage in MaxPreps' Wisconsin basketball rankings (they are ranked 25th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 104th) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Gabe Heiges

Field Goal Percentage

12/12/25 vs New London	69%
12/09/25 @ Green Bay East	50%
12/06/25 vs Waupaca	63%
12/04/25 vs Wrightstown	28%
11/25/25 @ Freedom	42%

Gabe Heiges produced another solid effort shooting 69% from the field to rack up 31 points. Thanks to that strong game, he now owns an excellent 46.5% shooting accuracy. Caleb Dahlke was another key player, going 5-for-10 on his way to 11 points and six rebounds.

Meanwhile, Shawano Community lost to Winneconne at home by a 78-61 margin on Tuesday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Friday (57), the Hawks still had to take the loss.

Fox Valley Lutheran's victory was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-1. The home wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they've averaged 71.8 points this season. As for Shawano Community, they now have a losing record of 1-2.

Fox Valley Lutheran strolled past Shawano Community in their previous matchup back in December of 2024 by a score of 56-42. Will the Foxes repeat their success, or do the Hawks have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.