The Verona Wildcats will head out to challenge the Monona Grove Silver Eagles at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Monona Grove will be up against a hot Verona squad: the team just extended their winning streak to three. Verona beat Sun Prairie East on Thursday by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 67-43. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Wisconsin basketball rankings (they are ranked 48th, while the Cardinals are ranked 268th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Monona Grove, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They claimed a resounding 60-32 win over Watertown. The Silver Eagles have beaten the Goslings the last three times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Goslings has come to flipping the script.
Verona's victory was their 24th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 21-2. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.0 points over those games. As for Monona Grove, their win bumped their record up to 12-9.
Verona didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Monona Grove in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, but they still walked away with a 74-69 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Verona since the team 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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