Basketball Game Preview: West Branch Bears vs. West Liberty Comets

West Branch has gone 10-0 against West Liberty recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The West Branch Bears will venture away from home to face off against the West Liberty Comets at 7:30 p.m. West Branch is coming into the contest on a three-game losing streak.

Last Tuesday, West Branch was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 58-54 to Regina.

Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 72-34, which was the final score in West Liberty's tilt against Keokuk on Tuesday.

West Branch's defeat dropped their record down to 1-5. As for West Liberty, their loss dropped their record down to 2-4.

West Branch beat West Liberty 46-38 when the teams last played back in January. Does West Branch have another victory up their sleeve, or will West Liberty turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.