Rib Lake is 0-9 against Stratford since December of 2015 but things could change on Friday. The Rib Lake Redmen will square off against the Stratford Tigers at 7:15 p.m. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Rib Lake sitting on five straight wins and Stratford on six.
Rib Lake is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They came out on top against Colby by a score of 82-70 on Monday.
Fans were treated to a Battle of the Tigers on Monday. Stratford strolled past Black River Falls with points to spare, taking the game 69-50. Given Stratford's advantage in MaxPreps' Wisconsin basketball rankings (they are ranked 57th, while Black River Falls is ranked 351st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Stratford's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-2. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.3 points over those games. As for Rib Lake, their win bumped their record up to 14-5.
Things could have been worse for Rib Lake, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 57-40 loss to Stratford when the teams last played back in February of 2024. Can Rib Lake avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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