Basketball Game Preview: West Central co-op [Winchester-Bluffs] Cougars vs. North Mac Panthers

A feisty cat fight is on tap when the West Central co-op [Winchester-Bluffs] Cougars take on the North Mac Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday... The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (West Central co-op [Winchester-Bluffs] has seven straight victories, North Mac has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.

West Central co-op [Winchester-Bluffs] will head into Saturday's match hoping to keep the good times rolling: they had to skate by with only a three-point margin when they last took the court, which might have inspired the 27-point drubbing they dealt Griggsville-Perry on Saturday. West Central co-op [Winchester-Bluffs] simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Griggsville-Perry 58-31. The Cougars have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight contests by 21 points or more this season.

Meanwhile, North Mac came up short against Bunker Hill on Monday and fell 52-44.

North Mac's loss dropped their record down to 5-11. As for West Central co-op [Winchester-Bluffs], their win bumped their record up to 18-4.

West Central co-op [Winchester-Bluffs] strolled past North Mac in their previous matchup back in February of 2024 by a score of 55-37. The rematch might be a little tougher for West Central co-op [Winchester-Bluffs] since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.