The Badger Badgers will venture away from home to take on the East Troy Trojans at 5:40 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Badger took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They secured a 40-35 W over Burlington. The 40-point effort marked the Badgers' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Meanwhile, East Troy entered their tilt with Evansville on Friday with ten consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 11. Everything went their way against the Blue Devils as they made off with a 72-48 victory. Given the Trojans' advantage in MaxPreps' Wisconsin basketball rankings (they are ranked 86th, while the Blue Devils are ranked 254th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Badger pushed their record up to 10-6 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.0 points per game. As for East Troy, their victory bumped their record up to 14-1.
Badger beat East Troy 61-48 in their previous meeting back in January of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for Badger since the squad 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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