After flying high against Oshkosh North last Thursday, West Allis Central came back down to earth. The West Allis Central Bulldogs took an 85-80 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Nicolet Knights. 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 26th, while the Knights are ranked fifth).
Rashaad Davis continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Nicolet, going 13 for 22 on his way to 29 points in addition to five boards and three steals. Davis' afternoon made it ten games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ja?Meir Hayfort, who went 7 of 9 on his way to 17 points.
West Allis Central's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-4. As for Nicolet, they pushed their record up to 9-1 with the win, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. West Allis Central will welcome New Berlin West at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Nicolet, they will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Slinger at 7:00 p.m. on January 7, 2025. One thing working in Nicolet's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.
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