Basketball Preview: Beardstown Tigers vs. Cuba/Spoon River Valley Wildcats
Beardstown is 8-0 against Cuba/Spoon River Valley since January of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Beardstown Tigers challenge the Cuba/Spoon River Valley Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. Beardstown is coming into the contest on a three-game losing streak.
Beardstown's tournament run continued when they took on Rushville-Industry on Saturday. Beardstown fell 44-31 to Rushville-Industry.
Despite the loss, Beardstown saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Cleon Djafalo posted seven points along with seven rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Tannar Riddell, who scored eight points along with six rebounds.
Meanwhile, Cuba/Spoon River Valley lost to Canton on the road by a 46-31 margin on Wednesday.
Beardstown's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Cuba/Spoon River Valley, they now have a losing record at 0-1.
Beardstown beat Cuba/Spoon River Valley 56-46 in their previous meeting back in November of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Beardstown since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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