Even though the Middleton Cardinals scored an imposing 73 points on Thursday, the Sun Prairie West Wolves still came out on top. Sun Prairie West managed a 77-73 victory over Middleton. Given Sun Prairie West's advantage in MaxPreps' Wisconsin basketball rankings (they are ranked 35th, while Middleton is ranked 113th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Chris Davis Jr continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 42 points along with three steals. That makes it 11 consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Sun Prairie West's points. Another player making a difference was Tavian Crawford, who scored 13 points.
Sun Prairie West's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-2. As for Middleton, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-4.
Coincidentally, the pair will both be playing Vel Phillips Memorial the next time they take the court. Middleton will host Vel Phillips Memorial at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday, while Sun Prairie West will head out to face them at 7:15 p.m. on Friday.
