The McFarland Spartans will square off against the Mount Horeb Vikings at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
McFarland will bounce into Thursday's match after beating Stoughton, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. McFarland walked away with a 74-65 win over Stoughton on Friday. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Spartans' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Wisconsin basketball rankings (they are ranked 107th, while the Vikings are ranked 31st).
Meanwhile, Mount Horeb put another one in the bag on Monday to keep their perfect season alive. They rang in the new year with a 73-60 win over Sauk Prairie.
Mount Horeb pushed their record up to 9-0 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 75.8 points per game. As for McFarland, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season.
McFarland lost to Mount Horeb at home by a decisive 76-59 margin in their previous meeting back in February of 2024. Can McFarland avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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