Black River Falls was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They were beaten by the Fall Creek Crickets 80-50. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Wisconsin basketball rankings (they are ranked 245th, while the Crickets are ranked 46th).
Braylon Backaus
| 01/26/26 vs Fall Creek | 23 |
| 01/15/26 @ Luther | 30 |
| 01/02/26 @ Prairie du Chien | 31 |
| 12/30/25 vs Pittsville | 34 |
| 12/29/25 @ Neillsville | 26 |
| + 7 more games |
When it comes to explaining why Black River Falls lost, don't look at Braylon Backaus. Despite the final result, he posted 23 points and five steals. Backaus' evening made it 12 games in a row in which he has scored at least 23 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Gavin Bolger, who put up five points.
Black River Falls' loss dropped their record down to 7-6. As for Fall Creek, they pushed their record up to 10-2 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Looking ahead, Black River Falls will head out to face off against Arcadia at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Tigers will be up against the Raiders' rather soft defense (which has allowed 69.47 points per contest), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance. Fall Creek has already played their next matchup (against Osseo-Fairchild), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
