The Mount Horeb Vikings will face off against the Monona Grove Silver Eagles on Thursday. Mount Horeb will be looking to extend their current 12-game winning streak.
Mount Horeb is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They enjoyed a cozy 71-53 victory over McFarland. Given the Vikings' advantage in MaxPreps' Wisconsin basketball rankings (they are ranked 11th, while the Spartans are ranked 87th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Monona Grove came tearing into Saturday's match with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 18.7 points), and they left with even more momentum. They came within a single point of losing the streak, but they secured a 44-43 W against the Elks. The 44-point effort marked the Silver Eagles' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Mount Horeb's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 24-1. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 74.2 points over those games. As for Monona Grove, their victory bumped their record up to 16-9.
Mount Horeb was able to grind out a solid win over Monona Grove when the teams last played back in January of 2024, winning 76-63. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mount Horeb since the squad 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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