Basketball Game Preview: Van Buren Bulldogs vs. Summersville Wildcats

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Previous Games

02/22/24 - Neutral	64-59 W
01/04/24 - Away	77-52 W
01/10/22 - Away	31-49 L
01/22/19 - Home	73-24 W
01/21/19 - Away	73-24 W
+ 3 more games

Van Buren is 7-1 against Summersville since January of 2016 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Van Buren Bulldogs will be playing at home against the Summersville Wildcats at 7:30 p.m.

Van Buren is headed into the contest having just suffered their closest defeat since December 12, 2023 on Wednesday. They fell just short of Harrisburg by a score of 57-54. Van Buren has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Summersville). They came out on top against Lesterville by a score of 72-64 on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Wildcats.

Van Buren's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Summersville, their win bumped their record up to 2-3.

Van Buren didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Summersville in their previous matchup back in February, but they still walked away with a 64-59 victory. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Summersville's Andrew Buschmann, who went 14 of 26 en route to 29 points along with eight assists and eight boards. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Van Buren to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.