Basketball Game Preview: Sutherland Sailors vs. Maxwell Wildcats

The Sutherland Sailors are taking a road trip to challenge the Maxwell Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Sutherland has now lost ten straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since December 21.

Sutherland is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Wauneta-Palisade on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Sutherland came up short against Wauneta-Palisade, falling 63-40. The Sailors were down 53-22 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.

Fans were treated to a Battle of the Wildcats on Friday. Maxwell lost 58-38 to Wallace. Maxwell just can't catch a break and has now endured three losses in a row.

Sutherland's defeat dropped their record down to 2-15. As for Maxwell, their loss dropped their record down to 5-15.

Sutherland came up short against Maxwell when the teams last played last Tuesday, falling 52-44. Can Sutherland avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.