The Shullsburg Miners and the Scales Mound Hornets will round out the year against one another at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday at.
Last Thursday, Shullsburg ended up a good deal behind Potosi and lost 61-44. Shullsburg has struggled against Potosi recently, as their game on Thursday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Scales Mound came tearing into last Saturday's match with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 22 points) and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 56-46 win over Fulton.
Thomas Hereau continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 27 points along with six assists and four steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which he has scored at least 25% of Scales Mound's points. Another player making a difference was Seth Birkett, who scored 11 points.
Shullsburg's defeat dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Scales Mound, their win bumped their record up to 11-1.
Shullsburg came up short against Scales Mound when the teams last played back in November, falling 50-45. Can Shullsburg avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.