The Markesan Hornets will head out on the road to square off against the Fall River Pirates at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday.
On Monday, Markesan lost to North Fond du Lac at home by a 51-37 margin. While losing is never fun, the Hornets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Wisconsin basketball rankings (they are ranked 254th, while the Orioles are ranked 125th).
Meanwhile, Fall River earned a 60-53 win over Princeton/Green Lake on Friday. The victory continues a trend for the Pirates in their matchups with the Tigers: they've now won three in a row.
This is the second loss in a row for Markesan and nudges their season record down to 8-10. As for Fall River, they now have a winning record of 9-8.
Markesan skirted past Fall River 51-49 in their previous meeting back in December of 2025. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Hornets since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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