The Kewaunee Storm boys basketball team will begin their WIAA Division 4 postseason tournament run taking on the Bonduel Bears Friday night after a first round bye Tuesday. 

Kewaunee will have a week's rest coming into their matchup against Bonduel Friday night after defeating the Sturgeon Bay Clippers 84-45 on February 24th. The Storm went 16-6 overall in the regular season with a 13-3 record in the Packerland, earning them a three seed in the playoffs. Thomas Stangel was a breakout star this season for Kewaunee, averaging just under 17 points per game. He was joined by Cal Ihlenfeldt and Payton Kohnle in double digit scoring this season, which led Kewaunee to 66.6 points per game. 

Bonduel enters this matchup against Kewaunee with a 19-6 overall record, and coming off of a first round blowout over the Crandon Cardinals 87-56. Noah Weier has been the leader this season for Bonduel, as he leads the Bears in scoring with 13.5, just above Freshman Ryan Westrich at 13.4. These two teams have not faced off this season before this game, but Bonduel is 3-0 against teams in the Packerland, with wins over Sevastopol, Sturgeon Bay and Peshtigo. 

Tip from Kewaunee is set for 7:00 with the winner going to the Regional Final.