Basketball Game Preview: Proctor Phantoms vs. West Rutland Golden Horde

The Proctor Phantoms will challenge the West Rutland Golden Horde on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.

Proctor is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They breezed past Arlington Memorial to the tune of 76-41. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last four times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.

Meanwhile, West Rutland got the win against Long Trail on Friday by a conclusive 74-52. The victory continues a trend for the Golden Horde in their matchups with Long Trail: they've now won four in a row.

West Rutland's win bumped their record up to 19-2. As for Proctor, the victory got them back to even at 10-10.

Proctor lost to West Rutland on the road by a decisive 59-40 margin in their previous matchup back in January. Can Proctor avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.