Waupaca lost to Denmark back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Comets came up short against the Vikings, falling 55-35. While losing is never fun, the Comets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Wisconsin basketball rankings (they are ranked 233rd, while the Vikings are ranked 72nd).
This is the second loss in a row for Waupaca and nudges their season record down to 9-11. Admittedly, the team was facing some tough opposition over that stretch, including 12-8 Marinette (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 72.5% over those games). As for Denmark, they pushed their record up to 17-3 with the victory, which was their tenth straight at home.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Waupaca is set to take on their familiar foe Oconto Falls at 5:45 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Denmark will square off against rival Marinette at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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