Denmark is 8-2 against Waupaca since January of 2020 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Denmark Vikings will challenge the Waupaca Comets at 7:00 p.m. Denmark is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 60.4 points per game this season.
Denmark is headed into Friday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Tuesday. They fell 67-54 to Little Chute. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Wisconsin basketball rankings (they are ranked 178th, while the Mustangs are ranked 46th).
01/28/25 vs Little Chute | 23 |
01/23/25 @ Freedom | 28 |
01/20/25 @ Southern Door | 19 |
01/17/25 vs Clintonville | 15 |
Despite the loss, Denmark got top-tier performance from Jack Dewar, who went 7 of 13 on his way to 23 points and five rebounds. Dewar's evening made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Brayden Jeanquart, who almost dropped a double-double on ten points and nine boards.
Meanwhile, Waupaca unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of Freedom by a score of 54-51.
Denmark's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-8. As for Waupaca, their loss dropped their record down to 7-9.
Denmark was able to grind out a solid win over Waupaca in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, winning 39-31. The rematch might be a little tougher for Denmark 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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