GameTime Games of the Week

Updated: Monday, 16 Jan 2012, 6:48 PM CST
Published : Monday, 16 Jan 2012, 6:48 PM CST

A look at this week’s GameTime Basketball Games of the Week.

Boys
Tuesday
Pulaski (12-0, 7-0) at De Pere (11-1, 7-0)
Conference: Fox River Classic
About Pulaski: The Red Raiders are led in scoring by Cody Wichmann, who’s averaging 15.8 points per game, while Casey Alger-Feser adds 10.7 ppg.. … Among its 12 wins, Pulaski has won 10 of them by double figures. … Pulaski lost to De Pere twice last season, including in the postseason. … Pulaski is coming off a 79-47 win over Green Bay East. … Pulaski allows an FRCC low 38.3 ppg.
About De Pere: Four players average double figures for De Pere, including Jordan Poydras (16 ppg.) and Matt Vanden Bergh (14.5 ppg.). … De Pere is 37-2 in the FRCC over the last three seasons. … The Redbirds have won the last six meetings against Pulaski. … De Pere’s only loss came to Germantown (60-49) in the Wisconsin Basketball Yearbook Challenge. … De Pere is second in the FRCC, averaging 70.3 ppg. … De Pere is coming off a 56-49 win over Notre Dame.
Lowdown: Pulaski likes to slow the game down, while De Pere likes to go. Therefore, whichever team can establish its pace likely has the better chance to win.

Girls
Friday
Fox Valley Lutheran (7-2, 5-0) at Xavier (7-1, 5-1)
Conference: Eastern Valley
About Fox Valley Lutheran: The Foxes are led in scoring by Katie Doell, 11.6 ppg. and Abby Huntington, 8 ppg. … Four of FVL’s seven wins have come by less than 10 points. … The Foxes are coming off a 67-39 loss to Oshkosh Lourdes. … Both of FVL’s losses have come at home. … FVL is fourth in the EVC averaging 46.1 ppg. … Doell leads FVL with 18 steals this season. … Doell has made 18 of FVL’s 23 3-pointers.
About Xavier: The Hawks are led in scoring by Michaela Machurick, who averages 9.2 ppg., while Karley Hehli adds 7.9 ppg. … Xavier’s lone loss this season came to Freedom (44-41). … Xavier is the last team to sweep a season series between the teams, the 2005-06 season. Since then, the teams have split their two meetings each season. … Xavier is coming off a 52-34 win over Little Chute. … Xavier leads the EVC in scoring defense at 33.3 ppg. and scoring offense 50.4 ppg.
Lowdown: Xavier, statistically, has the edge, but in a rivalry game anything can happen, especially with FVL’s Katie Doell, who can score big if needed.