Darlington and Mineral Point are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2021, but not for long. The Darlington Redbirds will venture away from home to face off against the Mineral Point Pointers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Darlington is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Monroe just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They lost to the Cheesemakers at home by a 71-52 margin. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Redbirds came into the matchup with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Wisconsin basketball rankings (they are ranked 52nd, while the Cheesemakers are ranked 227th).
Meanwhile, Mineral Point entered their tilt with Dodgeville on Tuesday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They strolled past the Dodgers with points to spare, taking the game 60-46.
Darlington's loss dropped their record down to 13-4. As for Mineral Point, their win bumped their record up to 15-1.
Darlington couldn't quite finish off Mineral Point in their previous meeting back in December of 2024 and fell 64-61. Can Darlington avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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