Basketball Game Preview: West Central Valley Wildcats vs. Madrid Tigers

West Central Valley is 0-10 against Madrid since January of 2020 but things could change on Friday. A feisty cat fight is on tap when the West Central Valley Wildcats duke it out with the Madrid Tigers at 7:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.

West Central Valley will bounce into Friday's game after beating Panorama, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. West Central Valley secured a 55-51 W over Panorama on Tuesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Wildcats.

Meanwhile, Madrid put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. They took their contest with ease, bagging an 82-52 victory over Woodward-Granger. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Iowa basketball rankings (they are ranked 20th, while the Hawks are ranked 287th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Madrid pushed their record up to 15-0 with the win, which was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 78.4 points per game. As for West Central Valley, their victory bumped their record up to 4-11.

West Central Valley was dealt a bruising 100-27 defeat at the hands of Madrid when the teams last played back in December of 2024. Will West Central Valley have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.