After both having extra time off, the Melrose-Mindoro Mustangs and the Whitehall Norse will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Two weeks ago, Melrose-Mindoro was beaten by Cochrane-Fountain City 79-51. The game marked the Mustangs' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Meanwhile, Whitehall was not able to break out of their rough patch last Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They were six points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 57-51 heartbreaker at the hands of Osseo-Fairchild. While losing is never fun, the Norse can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Wisconsin basketball rankings (they are ranked 316th, while the Thunder are ranked 40th).
Whitehall's loss dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Melrose-Mindoro, this is the second loss in a row for them and also nudges their season record down to 2-5.
Melrose-Mindoro strolled past Whitehall in their previous meeting back in February by a score of 72-53. The rematch might be a little tougher for Melrose-Mindoro 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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