The Mineral Point Pointers and the Prairie du Chien Blackhawks will face off at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Mineral Point is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Southwestern, posting an 86-44 win. Winning may never get old, but the Pointers sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Meanwhile, Prairie du Chien put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Westby 68-28. Given the Blackhawks' advantage in MaxPreps' Wisconsin basketball rankings (they are ranked 38th, while the Norsemen are ranked 377th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Prairie du Chien's victory was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-0. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.0 points per game. As for Mineral Point, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season.
Mineral Point came up short against Prairie du Chien in their previous meeting back in January, falling 57-51. Can Mineral Point avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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