Basketball Game Preview: Canton South Wildcats vs. Firelands Falcons

The Canton South Wildcats will head out to take on the Firelands Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.

Last Friday, Canton South came up short against Northwest and fell 61-48. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 521st, while the Indians are ranked 185th).

Firelands has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They fell 65-58 to Keystone on Friday.

Canton South has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five contests, which has put a noticeable dent in their 9-12 record this season. As for Firelands, their loss dropped their record down to 14-8.