After flying high against Madison La Follette last Friday, Janesville Craig came back down to earth. The Janesville Craig Cougars took a 69-59 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Verona Wildcats on Thursday. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Wisconsin basketball rankings (they are ranked 132nd, while the Wildcats are ranked 31st).
Janesville Craig's defeat was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 14-11. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.0 points over those games. As for Verona, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-6 record this season.
Janesville Craig does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Verona, they will square off against Waukesha South at 7:00 p.m. on March 7th. One thing working in Verona's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.
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