Basketball Game Preview: New London-Spicer Wildcats vs. Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Lakers

The New London-Spicer Wildcats will square off against the Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Lakers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. New London-Spicer knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past six contests -- so hopefully Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted likes a good challenge.

It was a proper cat-fight when New London-Spicer took on Glencoe-Silver Lake on Tuesday. The game between New London-Spicer and Glencoe-Silver Lake didn't end well, with New London-Spicer falling 99-83. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Monday (62), the Wildcats still had to take the loss.

Meanwhile, Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted hadn't done well against Litchfield recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted came out on top against Litchfield by a score of 71-58. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Lakers.

Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-5. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.7 points per game. As for New London-Spicer, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-8.

New London-Spicer strolled past Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted when the teams last played back in February of 2024 by a score of 72-56. Does New London-Spicer have another victory up their sleeve, or will Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.