Basketball Game Preview: Iowa City West Trojans vs. Kennedy Cougars

Iowa City West has gone a perfect 10-0 against Kennedy recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Iowa City West Trojans will head out on the road to take on the Kennedy Cougars.

Iowa City West is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Iowa's top teams: Xavier, who was ranked sixth at the time (Iowa City West was ranked 17th). Iowa City West might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 57-41 to Xavier, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. The Trojans have been going strong on the season, but this is now their second defeat in a row.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Kennedy, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Tuesday. They snuck past Iowa City with a 77-71 win on Friday.

Iowa City West's loss dropped their record down to 14-7. As for Kennedy, their victory bumped their record up to 10-11.

Iowa City West beat Kennedy 71-63 in their previous matchup last Tuesday. The rematch might be a little tougher for Iowa City West since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.