The Portage Warriors will head out on the road to face off against the Montello Hilltoppers at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with eight consecutive losses for Portage and 13 for Montello dating back to last season.
Last Friday, Portage took a blow against Stoughton, falling 65-20. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Wisconsin basketball rankings (they are ranked 424th, while the Vikings are ranked 149th).
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 61-13, which was the final score in Montello's tilt against Randolph on Thursday. The game marked the Hilltoppers' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Portage's defeat dropped their record down to 2-11. As for Montello, their loss dropped their record down to 0-11.
Portage couldn't quite finish off Montello in their previous matchup back in February of 2024 and fell 47-44. Can Portage avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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