The Newman Fighting Cardinals will head out to challenge the Rib Lake Redmen at 7:15 p.m. on Friday.
Newman is headed into the matchup having just suffered their biggest loss since December 3, 2024 on Tuesday. They took a blow against Marathon, falling 68-40. While losing is never fun, the Fighting Cardinals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Wisconsin basketball rankings (they are ranked 432nd, while the Red Raiders are ranked 157th).
Meanwhile, Rib Lake waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They took down the Falcons 70-51.
Rib Lake's win bumped their record up to 12-5. As for Newman, they have also traveled a rocky road recently having lost ten of their last 11 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-14 record this season.
Newman was taken down by Rib Lake 66-39 in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. Can Newman avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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