Manawa hasn't had much luck against Wittenberg-Birnamwood recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Manawa Wolves will look to defend their home court against the Wittenberg-Birnamwood Chargers at 7:00 p.m. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Monday, everything came up roses for Manawa against Marion as the squad secured a 71-29 victory. The game marked the Wolves' most dominant win of the season so far.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Wittenberg-Birnamwood). They breezed by Lakeland to the tune of 96-63 on Monday. Given the Chargers' advantage in MaxPreps' Wisconsin basketball rankings (they are ranked 55th, while the Thunderbirds are ranked 327th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Wittenberg-Birnamwood pushed their record up to 7-2 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.9 points per game. As for Manawa, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 4-7 record this season.
Manawa was able to grind out a solid win over Wittenberg-Birnamwood in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, winning 61-51. Does Manawa have another victory up their sleeve, or will Wittenberg-Birnamwood turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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