Nekoosa lost against Iola-Scandinavia back in January of 2023 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Nekoosa Papermakers received a blow as they fell 68-53 to the Iola-Scandinavia Thunderbirds. While losing is never fun, the Papermakers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Wisconsin basketball rankings (they are ranked 290th, while the Thunderbirds are ranked 110th).
Nekoosa's defeat dropped their record down to 9-8. As for Iola-Scandinavia, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season.
Looking ahead, Nekoosa will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Westfield Area at 7:00 p.m. Westfield Area will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something Nekoosa surely won't give up without a fight. As for Iola-Scandinavia, they will head out on the road to face off against Shiocton at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Shiocton knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past eight games -- so hopefully Iola-Scandinavia likes a good challenge.
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