It'll be a Battle of the Birds when the Thunderbirds challenge the Eagles on Tuesday.
Skyline is headed into the game having just suffered their biggest loss since January 16th on Friday. They lost 65-43 to Cunningham. While losing is never fun, the Thunderbirds can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 303rd, while the Wildcats are ranked 71st).
Meanwhile, Norwich got the win against Attica on Friday by a conclusive 53-29. The Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten contests by 21 points or more this season.
Norwich has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.3 points over those games. As for Skyline, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-12.
Skyline skirted past Norwich 61-58 in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for Skyline 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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