After both having extra time off, the Whitehall Norse and the Melrose-Mindoro Mustangs will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Whitehall is coming into the matchup on a four-game losing streak.
Last Friday, Whitehall was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 57-51 to Osseo-Fairchild. While losing is never fun, the Norse can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Wisconsin basketball rankings (they are ranked 316th, while the Thunder are ranked 40th).
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 79-51, which was the final score in Melrose-Mindoro's tilt against Cochrane-Fountain City two weeks ago. The game marked the Mustangs' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Whitehall's defeat dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Melrose-Mindoro, this is the second loss in a row for them and also nudges their season record down to 2-5.
Whitehall lost to Melrose-Mindoro at home by a decisive 72-53 margin in their previous matchup back in February. Will Whitehall have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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