Basketball Game Preview: Van-Far Indians vs. Wright City Wildcats

Van-Far is 8-2 against Wright City since February of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The Van-Far Indians will welcome the Wright City Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. Van-Far is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 60.1 points per game this season.

Van-Far fought the good fight in their overtime contest against Clopton on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell 63-52 to the Hawks. While the Indians didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Hawks 15-10 in the first quarter.

Pacey Reading

Points

02/14/25 @ Clopton	18
02/11/25 vs Wellsville-Middletown	30
02/07/25 @ Mark Twain	19
02/04/25 vs Montgomery County	16

Van-Far's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Pacey Reading, who dropped a double-double with 18 points and 11 boards, and Gaven Gaston, who went 7-for-14 on his way to 14 points and three steals. Reading's evening made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least 16 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Bryce Reading, who posted six points.

Even though they lost, Van-Far smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive boards in three consecutive matches.

Meanwhile, Wright City was able to grind out a solid victory over Veritas Christian Academy on Friday, taking the game 61-49.

Wright City is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-16 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.6 points over those games. As for Van-Far, their loss dropped their record down to 16-9.

Van-Far was able to grind out a solid win over Wright City in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, winning 47-37. Does Van-Far have another victory up their sleeve, or will Wright City turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.