Mosinee and Marathon are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2014, but not for long. The Mosinee Indians will head out to challenge the Marathon Red Raiders at 7:15 p.m. on Monday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Friday, Mosinee blew past Lakeland, posting a 73-43 victory. Given the Indians' advantage in MaxPreps' Wisconsin basketball rankings (they are ranked 75th, while the Thunderbirds are ranked 327th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Marathon). They strolled past Edgar with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 78-63.
Marathon has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.9 points per game. As for Mosinee, their win bumped their record up to 10-4.
Mosinee came out on top in a nail-biter against Marathon when the teams last played back in January of 2024, sneaking past 61-58. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mosinee since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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