Basketball Game Preview: Wellman-Union Wildcats vs. Whitharral Panthers

Wellman-Union hasn't had much luck against Whitharral recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Wellman-Union Wildcats duke it out with the Whitharral Panthers at 6:00 p.m.

On Friday, Wellman-Union came up short against Meadow and fell 51-44.

Meanwhile, Whitharral humbled Cotton Center with a 73-19 victory. The Panthers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 matches by 26 points or more this season.

Whitharral is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-7 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 45.5 points. As for Wellman-Union, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-8.

Wellman-Union lost to Whitharral on the road by a decisive 48-32 margin in their previous matchup back in January of 2022. Can Wellman-Union avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.