The Martin Luther Spartans will take on the Mukwonago Indians at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Mukwonago is facing Martin Luther at the wrong time: Martin Luther suffered their first home loss of the season on Saturday and they're likely out for redemption. They fell to the Crimson Tide 78-73. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Thursday (66), the Spartans still had to take the loss.
While Mukwonago didn't have the best season last year (they finished 11-14), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They secured a 71-67 W over Oconomowoc on Thursday. Given the Indians' advantage in MaxPreps' Wisconsin basketball rankings (they are ranked 92nd, while the Raccoons are ranked 257th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Martin Luther's loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 7-3. As for Mukwonago, their win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-3.
Martin Luther beat Mukwonago 84-76 in their previous matchup back in November of 2023. Will Martin Luther repeat their success, or does Mukwonago have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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