Tomorrow at approximately 1:45pm, the Hortonville Polar Bears will take on the Green Bay Southwest Trojans. Hortonville is coming off of a difficult 60-52 loss at home against Bay Conference rival West De Pere. They are 4-4 with losses against Division 1 and 2 schools. Hortonville has a new coach in Matt Hintz, who was previously the coach for conference rival New London. They lost 4 starters from last years 14-10 team, and the only returning starter is Jake Bamke. He is a small point guard that is averaging a team best 15. 1 points per game. Southwest comes into this game having lost their last game, a 60-56 defeat at the hands of FRCC rival Bay Port. The Trojans are now 4-3 and will try to stay above .500 on Thursday. Southwest is led by a balanced attack, but Aaron Moesch is the leading scorer with an average of 17.4 points per game. A lengthy forward, Moesch is a tough defender that can block shots and turn them into offense. He also has a very good face-up game that can hit the jumper or find the open shot. Jasen Baranowski is a combo guard that can beat you off the dribble and has terrific long range ability. These teams met last season at the Kress Center, with Hortonville coming out with a narrow win. Don't expect the same result this season, as Southwest should come out with a win.
