The Waupaca Comets will wrap up 2025 with a road trip to face off against the Rhinelander Hodags at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Waupaca has struggled recently with eight losses in a row, while Rhinelander will arrive with three straight wins.
Waupaca is headed into the matchup having just suffered their closest defeat since January 28th on Monday. They fell just short of Little Chute by a score of 47-44. While losing is never fun, the Comets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Wisconsin basketball rankings (they are ranked 332nd, while the Mustangs are ranked 112th).
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Rhinelander beat Northland Pines 60-55 last Friday.
Rhinelander's victory bumped their record up to 6-1. As for Waupaca, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.
Waupaca might still be hurting after the 66-42 defeat they got from Rhinelander in their previous meeting back in December of 2019. Can the Comets avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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