Amherst hasn't had much luck against Iola-Scandinavia recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. It'll be a Battle of the Birds when the Amherst Falcons take on the Iola-Scandinavia Thunderbirds at 7:00 p.m.
Amherst is headed into Thursday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Friday. They came up short against Bonduel, falling 57-32. While losing is never fun, the Falcons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Wisconsin basketball rankings (they are ranked 306th, while the Bears are ranked sixth).
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Iola-Scandinavia, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They breezed by Wild Rose to the tune of 78-36 on Tuesday. The game marked the Thunderbirds' most dominant win of the season so far.
Iola-Scandinavia is also on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.9 points per game. As for Amherst, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-8.
Amherst was dealt a bruising 73-46 loss at the hands of Iola-Scandinavia in their previous meeting back in January of 2024. Can Amherst avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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