Basketball Game Preview: Lebanon Yellowjackets vs. Wright City Wildcats

By Team Reports Jan 22, 2024, 5:36am

Preview: Lebanon Yellowjackets vs. Wright City Wildcats

The Lebanon Yellowjackets will head out on the road to square off against the Wright City Wildcats on Tuesday. Hopefully Lebanon is not getting complacent, as they presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Wright City in Missouri (Lebanon is ranked 100th, while Wright City is ranked 400th).

Lebanon has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They suffered a tough 59-33 defeat at the hands of Hartville on Friday. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest points Lebanon has scored all season.

The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Kory Hough, who scored nine points. Noah Boggs was another key contributor, scoring eight points.

Meanwhile, Wright City came up short against St. Clair two weeks ago and fell 47-36. Wright City has not had much luck with St. Clair recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.

Lebanon's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-5. As for Wright City, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-6.