It'll be Battle of the Birds when the Menominee Indian Eagles challenge the Iola-Scandinavia Thunderbirds at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday... Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with eight consecutive losses dating back to last season for Menominee Indian and six for Iola-Scandinavia.
Last Friday, Menominee Indian came up short against Amherst and fell 46-36.
Meanwhile, Iola-Scandinavia was beaten by Pacelli 69-27 on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Thunderbirds can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Wisconsin basketball rankings (they are ranked 322nd, while the Cardinals are ranked 56th).
Iola-Scandinavia's loss dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Menominee Indian, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-6.
Menominee Indian didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Iola-Scandinavia in their previous matchup back in January, but they still walked away with a 43-39 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Menominee Indian since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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