The Beloit Memorial Purple Knights will take on the Beaver Dam Golden Beavers in a holiday battle at at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Beloit Memorial has struggled recently with four defeats in a row, while Beaver Dam will arrive with four straight wins.
Last Tuesday, Beloit Memorial was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 55-50 to Waterford.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Beaver Dam). They took their match on Tuesday with ease, bagging a 69-26 victory over Fort Atkinson. Given the Golden Beavers' advantage in MaxPreps' Wisconsin basketball rankings (they are ranked 57th, while the Blackhawks are ranked 318th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Beaver Dam's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-1. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.0 points per game. As for Beloit Memorial, their loss dropped their record down to 2-4.
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