The Elk Mound Mounders will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the Aquinas Blugolds at 7:00 p.m. on February 29th. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
With a playoff game on the line, Elk Mound rose to the challenge on Saturday. They took down the Chiefs 51-32. Given Elk Mound's advantage in MaxPreps' Wisconsin basketball rankings (they are ranked 24th, while Wisconsin Dells is ranked 120th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Aquinas entered their tilt with Altoona with 11 consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 12. Aquinas slipped by Altoona 70-69 on Saturday. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Aquinas' success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Samantha Davis led the charge by scoring 21 points along with two steals. Davis is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last four games she's played. Madeline Murphy was another key contributor, going 6 for 8 from beyond the arc en route to 20 points and 0 assists.
Elk Mound's win bumped their record up to 27-0. As for Aquinas, they pushed their record up to 23-3 with that victory, which was their eighth straight at home.
Elk Mound ended up a good deal behind Aquinas in their previous meeting back in January of 2017, losing 59-40. Can Elk Mound avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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