New London is 1-9 against Xavier since December of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The New London Bulldogs will venture away from home to take on the Xavier Hawks at 7:00 p.m.
Last Tuesday, New London took a blow against West De Pere, falling 69-37. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Wisconsin basketball rankings (they are ranked 219th, while the Phantoms are ranked 89th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Xavier). They breezed by Shawano Community to the tune of 96-63 on Saturday. Xavier has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight games by 26 points or more this season.
Xavier is also on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 76.0 points per game. As for New London, their loss dropped their record down to 6-8.
New London came up short against Xavier in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, falling 70-62. Can New London avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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