Basketball Game Preview: Western Yell County Wolverines vs. Westside Rebels

Western Yell County is on a five-game streak of home losses also dating back to last season, Westside a 15-game streak of away losses also dating back to last season, but someone's luck will change on Thursday. The Western Yell County Wolverines will host the Westside Rebels at 7:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.

Western Yell County is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took a 55-45 hit to the loss column at the hands of Mulberry on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Wolverines can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arkansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 217th, while the Yellowjackets are ranked 95th).

Meanwhile, Westside had to suffer through a 63-25 loss at the hands of Dardanelle. The contest marked the Rebels' lowest-scoring game so far this season.

Westside's loss dropped their record down to 3-8. As for Western Yell County, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-9.

Western Yell County came out on top in a nail-biter against Westside in their previous matchup back in January, sneaking past 50-47. Does Western Yell County have another victory up their sleeve, or will Westside turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.