The River Ridge Timberwolves will head out to take on the Highland Cardinals at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. River Ridge will be strutting in after a victory while Highland will be coming in after a loss.
River Ridge is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They couldn't have asked for a better start to 2025 than the 67-19 blowout they got against Seneca. Given the Timberwolves' advantage in MaxPreps' Wisconsin basketball rankings (they are ranked 146th, while the Indians are ranked 440th), the result on Monday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Highland was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They took a 52-44 hit to the loss column at the hands of Wauzeka-Steuben.
River Ridge has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.0 points per game. As for Highland, they now have a losing record at 5-6.
River Ridge came up short against Highland when the teams last played back in February of 2024, falling 40-33. Can River Ridge avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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