The Luther Knights will head out on the road to challenge the West Salem Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Luther took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Viroqua with a sharp 53-32 victory. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' Wisconsin basketball rankings (they are ranked 75th, while the Blackhawks are ranked 323rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask West Salem). They breezed by Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau to the tune of 75-13 on Tuesday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Luther pushed their record up to 9-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.8 points per game. As for West Salem, their win bumped their record up to 9-3.
Luther suffered a grim 57-35 defeat to West Salem when the teams last played back in February of 2024. Can Luther avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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