Fort Atkinson and Monona Grove are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2019, but not for long. The Fort Atkinson Blackhawks will head out on the road to face off against the Monona Grove Silver Eagles at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Monona Grove took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Fort Atkinson, who comes in off a win.
Fort Atkinson will bounce into Friday's game after beating Oregon, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. Fort Atkinson walked away with a 63-52 win over Oregon on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Monona Grove came up short against Waunakee on Tuesday and fell 54-45. While losing is never fun, the Silver Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Wisconsin basketball rankings (they are ranked 126th, while the Warriors are ranked eighth).
Fort Atkinson has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.3 points per game. As for Monona Grove, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-7.
Fort Atkinson didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Monona Grove when the teams last played back in December of 2024, but they still walked away with a 54-50 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Fort Atkinson 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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