Basketball Game Preview: Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn/Remsen-Union Royals vs. Akron-Westfield Westerners

The Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn/Remsen-Union Royals will face off against the Akron-Westfield Westerners at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn/Remsen-Union is coming into the contest hot, having won their last nine games.

Last Tuesday, Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn/Remsen-Union humbled Trinity Christian with an 86-46 victory. The Royals have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine games by 24 points or more this season.

Meanwhile, Akron-Westfield suffered their biggest loss since January 13th on Tuesday. They lost 63-43 to Hinton. While losing is never fun, the Westerners can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Iowa basketball rankings (they are ranked 290th, while the Blackhawks are ranked 127th).

Akron-Westfield has traveled a rocky road recently having lost nine of their last 12 matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-14 record this season. As for Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn/Remsen-Union, their victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-2.

Everything came up roses for Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn/Remsen-Union against Akron-Westfield in their previous meeting back in January, as the team secured a 79-34 win. Does Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn/Remsen-Union have another victory up their sleeve, or will Akron-Westfield turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.