Basketball Game Preview: West Branch Bears vs. Lisbon Lions

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Previous 3 Games

01/18/24 - Away	48-43 W
02/02/23 - Home	80-51 W
01/29/15 - Neutral	58-37 W

West Branch has gone 3-0 against Lisbon recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The West Branch Bears will welcome the Lisbon Lions at 7:30 p.m. West Branch knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past five matchups -- so hopefully Lisbon likes a good challenge.

West Branch is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Mid-Prairie just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They took a 72-56 bruising from the Golden Hawks. While losing is never fun, the Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Iowa basketball rankings (they are ranked 228th, while the Golden Hawks are ranked 82nd).

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Lisbon). They were the clear victor by an 85-63 margin over Cedar Valley Christian on Monday. The Lions have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five contests by 22 points or more this season.

Lisbon's victory bumped their record up to 9-4. As for West Branch, their loss dropped their record down to 5-9.

West Branch didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Lisbon in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, but they still walked away with a 48-43 win. Does West Branch have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lisbon turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.