The Madison East Purgolders will head out on the road to face off against the Janesville Craig Cougars at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. Madison East has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with three straight defeats, while Janesville Craig will come in with five straight victories.
Last Friday, Madison East was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 70-66 to Verona. While losing is never fun, the Purgolders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Wisconsin basketball rankings (they are ranked 340th, while the Wildcats are ranked 16th).
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Janesville Craig beat Madison West 70-64 on Friday.
Janesville Craig's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-6. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.5 points per game. As for Madison East, their loss dropped their record down to 2-13.
Madison East was taken down by Janesville Craig 86-43 when the teams last played back in December of 2024. Can Madison East avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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