The Waunakee Warriors will take on the DeForest Norskies at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. Waunakee knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past eight games -- so hopefully DeForest likes a good challenge.
Waunakee is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Wisconsin's top teams: Milton, who was ranked 24th at the time (Waunakee was ranked eighth). Waunakee took down Milton 73-55 on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask DeForest). They claimed a resounding 79-52 victory over Fort Atkinson. The Norskies haven't had any issues with the Blackhawks recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive win against them.
Waunakee has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 75.1 points over those games. As for DeForest, their victory bumped their record up to 11-12.
Everything came up roses for Waunakee against DeForest in their previous matchup back in January, as the squad secured an 81-40 win. Does Waunakee have another victory up their sleeve, or will DeForest turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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