A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Ripon Tigers duke it out with the Plymouth Panthers at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday... Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Last Monday, Ripon lost to Lomira on the road by a 54-38 margin. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Wisconsin basketball rankings (they are ranked 331st, while the Lions are ranked 119th).
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 62-35, which was the final score in Plymouth's tilt against Menasha on Monday. The Panthers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Plymouth's loss dropped their record down to 5-7. As for Ripon, they dropped their record down to 2-10 with the defeat, which was their 13th straight on the road dating back to last season.
Ripon came up short against Plymouth in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, falling 63-54. Can Ripon avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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