Basketball Game Preview: Elmwood Trojans vs. Cuba/Spoon River Valley Wildcats

By Team Reports Feb 8, 2024, 4:37am

Preview: Elmwood Trojans vs. Cuba/Spoon River Valley Wildcats

Elmwood is 10-0 against Cuba/Spoon River Valley since January of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Elmwood Trojans will head out on the road to challenge the Cuba/Spoon River Valley Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Elmwood has three straight wins, Cuba/Spoon River Valley has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

On Wednesday, Elmwood earned a 50-43 victory over Brimfield.

Meanwhile, Cuba/Spoon River Valley had to suffer through a rough 74-43 loss at the hands of Astoria/VIT. Cuba/Spoon River Valley has struggled against Astoria/VIT recently, as their match on Tuesday was their third consecutive lost matchup.

Elmwood now has a winning record of 13-12. As for Cuba/Spoon River Valley, they dropped their record down to 8-17 with that loss, which was their fourth straight on the road.

Elmwood beat Cuba/Spoon River Valley 42-31 when the teams last played back in January. Does Elmwood have another victory up their sleeve, or will Cuba/Spoon River Valley turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.