Basketball Game Preview: Wagon Mound Trojans vs. San Jon Coyotes

The Wagon Mound Trojans will take on the San Jon Coyotes at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.

Last Wednesday, Wagon Mound came up short against Questa and fell 77-65. The loss continues a trend for the Trojans in their matchups with the Wildcats: they've now lost five in a row.

Meanwhile, San Jon was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their 25th straight defeat dating back to last season. They took a blow against Floyd, falling 47-11. The Coyotes were already down big by the end of the third quarter and they stayed that way after failing to score in the fourth.

Wagon Mound's loss dropped their record down to 2-6. As for San Jon, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-11.

Everything came up roses for Wagon Mound against San Jon in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, as the team secured an 82-22 win. In that contest, Wagon Mound amassed a halftime lead of 56-11, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.