The Fall Creek Crickets will face off against the Elk Mound Mounders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Fall Creek knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past five matchups -- so hopefully Elk Mound likes a good challenge.
Fall Creek is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Regis just ended the team's 11-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Ramblers by a score of 60-58. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Crickets have suffered since December 13, 2024.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Elk Mound, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They walked away with a 70-62 victory over McDonell Central on Tuesday.
Elk Mound pushed their record up to 10-11 with the win, which was their third straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.3 points over those games. As for Fall Creek, their loss dropped their record down to 18-3.
Everything went Fall Creek's way against Elk Mound when the teams last played back in January, as Fall Creek made off with a 71-49 win. Will the Crickets repeat their success, or do the Mounders have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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