Basketball Game Preview: Pollok Central Bulldogs vs. Onalaska Wildcats

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Previous 5 Games

12/14/21 - Home	56-29 W
11/23/21 - Away	48-43 W
12/04/20 - Home	74-64 W
11/19/19 - Home	61-38 W
11/20/17 - Home	64-33 W

Pollok Central has gone a perfect 5-0 against Onalaska recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Pollok Central Bulldogs will take on the Onalaska Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Pollok Central sitting on nine straight victories and Onalaska on five.

Pollok Central is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Orangefield, sneaking past 45-42.

Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Onalaska's strategy against Boling on Tuesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Onalaska blew Boling out of the water with an 89-58 final score. The Wildcats have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 20 games by 26 points or more this season.

Onalaska's win came from a few key players Pollok Central will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Patrick Roth, who went 7-for-14 en route to 18 points in addition to seven steals and six rebounds. He continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Devon Vienneau, who shot 5-for-9 from deep and dropped a double-double with 20 points and 11 boards.

Onalaska was working as a unit and finished the game with 22 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in December of 2024.

Pollok Central pushed their record up to 23-10 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.6 points over those games. As for Onalaska, their victory bumped their record up to 30-6.

Everything came up roses for Pollok Central against Onalaska when the teams last played back in December of 2021, as the team secured a 56-29 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pollok Central since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.