Lake Holcombe is 9-1 against Winter since February of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Lake Holcombe Chieftains will head out on the road to square off against the Winter Warriors at 5:45 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Tuesday, Lake Holcombe was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 70-69 to Flambeau. Lake Holcombe has not had much luck with Flambeau recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Meanwhile, Winter put the finishing touches on their tenth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Prairie Farm 81-45 on the road.
Gunnar Greuel was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 37 points and 24 rebounds. Greuel is crushing the rebound category: he's posted at least eight every time he's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Carter Petit, who scored 12 points along with seven steals and five rebounds.
Lake Holcombe has not been sharp recently as the team has lost six of their last seven matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-12 record this season. As for Winter, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a massive bump to their 16-7 record this season.
Lake Holcombe lost to Winter on the road by a decisive 112-96 margin in their previous matchup back in January. Can Lake Holcombe avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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