Basketball Game Preview: Boyden-Hull Comets vs. Sheldon Orabs

Boyden-Hull is on a ten-game streak of home losses also dating back to last season, Sheldon a 20-game streak of away losses also dating back to last season, but someone's luck will change on Friday. The Boyden-Hull Comets will welcome the Sheldon Orabs at 6:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.

It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 66-18, which was the final score in Boyden-Hull's tilt against Sioux Center on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Comets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Iowa basketball rankings (they are ranked 293rd, while the Warriors are ranked 38th).

Meanwhile, Sheldon scored the most points they've had this season on Tuesday, but it wasn't enough. They fell 68-59 to Okoboji. Even if the Orabs couldn't come away with the win, the high-scoring effort was a great turnaround for their offense, which had struggled int the games prior.

Sheldon's loss dropped their record down to 2-19. As for Boyden-Hull, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-19.

Things could have been worse for Boyden-Hull, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 39-23 loss to Sheldon when the teams last played back in January. Will Boyden-Hull have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.