The Homestead Highlanders will head out to face off against the Nicolet Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Homestead lost 74-50 to Wisconsin Lutheran on Tuesday. The Highlanders have struggled against the Vikings recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Whitefish Bay typically has all the answers at home, but on Friday Nicolet proved too difficult a challenge. They managed a 58-53 victory over the Blue Dukes. The 58-point effort marked the Knights' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Homestead better focus on containing David Bolden and Rashaad Davis as the pair were huge in Nicolet's win. Bolden posted 16 points along with eight boards and five steals, while Davis went 7 of 17 on his way to 20 points. Davis' evening made it 12 games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Carter Zuithoff, who had eight points.
Nicolet's win was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-2. As for Homestead, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-4.
Homestead couldn't quite finish off Nicolet in their previous matchup back in February of 2024 and fell 62-60. Can Homestead avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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