Basketball Game Preview: Center Point-Urbana Stormin' Pointers vs. Waverly-Shell Rock Go-Hawks

Center Point-Urbana has won four straight games at home, while Waverly-Shell Rock has won four straight on the road dating back to last season, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. After both having extra time off, both will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 7:30 p.m. Center Point-Urbana will be strutting in after a win while Waverly-Shell Rock will be coming in after a defeat.

Center Point-Urbana will head into Friday's contest hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big two weeks ago (they won by 20) and last Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Solon 54-51. While the Stormin' Pointers didn't have the best season last year (they finished 7-15), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.

Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Waverly-Shell Rock's good fortune finally ran out last Saturday. They fell just short of Caledonia by a score of 64-61.

Waverly-Shell Rock's loss dropped their record down to 4-4. As for Center Point-Urbana, their win bumped their record up to 5-2.

Center Point-Urbana was dealt a bruising 71-44 defeat at the hands of Waverly-Shell Rock when the teams last played back in January. Will Center Point-Urbana have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.