The Portage Warriors will head out to face off against the Markesan Hornets at 5:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Portage is headed into Tuesday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game on Friday. They were dealt a 92-64 defeat at the hands of McFarland. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Wisconsin basketball rankings (they are ranked 411th, while the Spartans are ranked 95th).
| 01/17/25 vs McFarland | 3 |
| 01/14/25 @ Mount Horeb | 3 |
| 01/09/25 vs Reedsburg | 2 |
Loss or not, Portage got some senior leadership from Elias Vera and Aidan Warfield. Vera went 8 for 14 on his way to 23 points, while Warfield went 6 of 10 en route to 15 points in addition to six rebounds and three steals. Warfield has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Brody Kayartz, who posted three points.
Meanwhile, Markesan was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Thursday as they fell 64-59 to Fall River. The Hornets have struggled against the Pirates recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Portage's defeat dropped their record down to 1-10. As for Markesan, their loss dropped their record down to 6-5.
Portage beat Markesan 56-48 in their previous meeting back in December of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Portage 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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