Basketball Game Preview: Wheatland Pirates vs. Marysville Indians

Wheatland is 0-10 against Marysville since December of 2016 but things could change on Friday. The Wheatland Pirates will head out on the road to take on the Marysville Indians at 7:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

Wheatland is headed into Friday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their seventh straight game on Wednesday. They came up short against Bear River, falling 74-48.

Meanwhile, after a string of six wins, Marysville's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 61-60 to Lincoln.

Marysville's defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-6. As for Wheatland, their loss dropped their record down to 6-13.

Wheatland suffered a grim 62-38 defeat to Marysville in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. Can Wheatland avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.