Janesville Craig and the Vikings are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2020, but not for long. The Janesville Craig Cougars will look to defend their home court on Thursday against the Janesville Parker Vikings at 7:15 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
After a string of three wins, Janesville Craig's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. The match between them and Sun Prairie West wasn't particularly close, with Janesville Craig falling 91-77. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (69), Janesville Craig still had to take the loss.
Meanwhile, Janesville Parker's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Friday after their ninth straight defeat. Their rough 86-62 loss to Verona might stick with them for a while. While losing is never fun, Janesville Parker can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Wisconsin basketball rankings (they are ranked 352nd, while the Wildcats are ranked 93rd).
Janesville Craig's defeat dropped their record down to 11-8. As for Janesville Parker, they dropped their record down to 2-16 with that loss, which was their sixth straight on the road.
Janesville Craig took their victory against the Vikings in their previous matchup back in December of 2023 by a conclusive 73-53. Will Janesville Craig repeat their success, or do the Vikings have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
