The Badger Braves will head out on the road to challenge the Girard Indians at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Badger will be strutting in after a victory while Girard will be coming in after a defeat.
Badger will head into Monday's contest having proved themselves against Mathews: Badger took a 49-point loss the last time they faced off against Mathews, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. Badger narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Mathews 46-44. Winning may never get old, but the Braves sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Meanwhile, Girard came up short against Poland Seminary on Monday and fell 40-33. The Indians have struggled against the Bulldogs recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
The victory got Badger back to even at 4-4. As for Girard, their defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 2-4.
Badger beat Girard 47-39 in their previous matchup back in December of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Badger 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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