The Prairie du Chien Blackhawks will head out to take on the Richland Center Hornets at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Prairie du Chien will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 71-27, which was the final score in Prairie du Chien's tilt against Platteville on Thursday. While losing is never fun, the Blackhawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Wisconsin basketball rankings (they are ranked 432nd, while the Hillmen are ranked 52nd).
Meanwhile, Richland Center was just a bucket shy of victory on Saturday and fell 57-56 to Indian Trail. The loss continues a trend for the Hornets in their matchups with the Hawks: they've now lost three in a row.
Richland Center's defeat dropped their record down to 5-5. As for Prairie du Chien, their loss dropped their record down to 0-8.
Prairie du Chien didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Richland Center in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, but they still walked away with a 48-42 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Prairie du Chien since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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