Basketball Recap: Cochrane-Fountain City Proves Higher State Rank Is No Mistake

Cochrane-Fountain City won the last time they faced Gilmanton/Independence and things went their way on Thursday too. The Cochrane-Fountain City Pirates took down Gilmanton/Independence 64-45. Given the Pirates' advantage in MaxPreps' Wisconsin basketball rankings (they are ranked 122nd, while Gilmanton/Independence are ranked 410th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Cochrane-Fountain City's victory bumped their record up to 17-2. As for Gilmanton/Independence, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last eight matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 7-10 record this season.

Cochrane-Fountain City has already played their next contest (against Independence/Gilmanton), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Gilmanton/Independence does not have any more games scheduled as of now.