Basketball Game Preview: SPIRE Academy SPIRE vs. Linsly Cadets

The SPIRE Academy SPIRE will venture away from home to square off against the Linsly Cadets on Wednesday.

SPIRE Academy will bounce into Wednesday's matchup after beating Linsly, who they had gone 0-3 against in their three prior meetings. SPIRE Academy came out on top against Linsly by a score of 78-69 last Tuesday. The win was all the more spectacular given the SPIRE's disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 311th in Ohio, while the Cadets are ranked 26th in West Virginia).

Linsly's loss was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 6-12. As for SPIRE Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 11-15.