Shiocton lost against Iola-Scandinavia back in January, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Shiocton Chiefs fell just short of the Iola-Scandinavia Thunderbirds by a score of 66-63. While losing is never fun, the Chiefs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Wisconsin basketball rankings (they are ranked 243rd, while the Thunderbirds are ranked 108th).
Shiocton has also been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matches, which has put a noticeable dent in their 9-11 record this season. That patch can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.6 points over those games. As for Iola-Scandinavia, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 14-5.
Coming up, Shiocton will challenge Pacelli at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Shiocton knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past nine games -- so hopefully Pacelli likes a good challenge. As for Iola-Scandinavia, they will head out to take on Edgar at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Iola-Scandinavia is facing Edgar at the right time seeing as Edgar is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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