The Fort Atkinson Blackhawks will wrap up 2024 with a road trip to face off against the Kettle Moraine Lasers at 7:45 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Fort Atkinson sitting on four straight victories and Kettle Moraine on seven.
While Fort Atkinson didn't have the best season last year (they finished 11-15), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They walked away with a 55-46 win over Stevens Point on Saturday. Given the Blackhawks' advantage in MaxPreps' Wisconsin basketball rankings (they are ranked 42nd, while the Panthers are ranked 128th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Kettle Moraine). They took their matchup on Friday with ease, bagging a 90-56 victory over Waukesha North. The Lasers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four contests by 33 points or more this season.
Kettle Moraine pushed their record up to 7-0 with the win, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 27.3 points. As for Fort Atkinson, their victory bumped their record up to 5-2.
Fort Atkinson came up short against Kettle Moraine when the teams last played back in December of 2016, falling 68-61. Can Fort Atkinson avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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