The Menomonie Mustangs will head out on the road to take on the Lakeland Thunderbirds at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with five consecutive losses for Menomonie and six for Lakeland.
Last Thursday, Menomonie was the victim of a rough 61-37 defeat at the hands of River Falls. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest points Menomonie has scored all season.
Meanwhile, Lakeland pushed their score all the way to 65 on Thursday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They received a tough blow as they fell 81-65 to Mosinee. While losing is never fun, Lakeland can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Wisconsin basketball rankings (they are ranked 265th, while Mosinee is ranked 65th).
Menomonie's loss dropped their record down to 7-18. As for Lakeland, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-12.
Menomonie strolled past Lakeland in their previous meeting back in December of 2019 by a score of 60-45. The rematch might be a little tougher for Menomonie 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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