Basketball Game Preview: Waitsburg Cardinals vs. Pomeroy Pirates + How To Watch

Waitsburg is 1-9 against Pomeroy since January of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Cardinals will look to defend their home court against the Pirates at 7:30 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.

Waitsburg is looking to give their home crowd another W after opening their season at home on Wednesday. They claimed a resounding 65-36 victory over Prescott. The Cardinals haven't had any issues with the Tigers recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.

Blake Benavides was a one-man wrecking crew as he posted 30 points. JJ Gleason was another key player, putting up 13 points.

Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Pomeroy beat Genesee 59-53 on Thursday. That's two games straight that the Pirates have won by exactly six points.

Waitsburg was taken down by Pomeroy 51-22 in their previous meeting back in February. Can the Cardinals avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.