The Owen-Withee Blackhawks will take on the Edgar Wildcats at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Owen-Withee is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Neillsville just ended the team's seven-game winning streak last Friday. They had to suffer through a 60-22 loss at the hands of the Warriors. The game marked the Blackhawks' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Edgar challenged Crandon on Saturday. Edgar fell 71-60 to Crandon. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Wisconsin basketball rankings (they are ranked 270th, while the Cardinals are ranked 71st).
Edgar dropped their record down to 3-8 with the defeat, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Owen-Withee, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 7-1.
Things could have been worse for Owen-Withee, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 69-54 loss to Edgar when the teams last played back in November of 2019. Can Owen-Withee avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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