The Dodgeville Dodgers will take on the Belleville Wildcats in a holiday battle at at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Dodgeville is looking for their season's first victory.
Last Thursday, Dodgeville took a blow against Platteville, falling 65-35. While losing is never fun, the Dodgers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Wisconsin basketball rankings (they are ranked 328th, while the Hillmen are ranked 13th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Belleville). They came out on top against Columbus by a score of 59-52 on Thursday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Wildcats.
Belleville has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.6 points per game. As for Dodgeville, their loss dropped their record down to 0-8.
Dodgeville lost to Belleville at home by a decisive 65-50 margin in their previous meeting back in January. Will Dodgeville have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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