Basketball Game Preview: ROWVA/Williamsfield Cougars vs. Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge] Spartans

ROWVA/Williamsfield is 2-8 against Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge] since February of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The ROWVA/Williamsfield Cougars will head out to square off against the Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge] Spartans at 7:30 p.m.

ROWVA/Williamsfield is headed into Wednesday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Monday. They came up short against Monmouth United, falling 48-22. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 507th, while the Red Storm are ranked 133rd).

Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge] over Biggsville West Central in every quarter on their way to victory on Monday. Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge] strolled past Biggsville West Central with points to spare, taking the game 51-33. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Spartans.

ROWVA/Williamsfield's loss dropped their record down to 6-18. As for Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge], their victory bumped their record up to 14-12.

ROWVA/Williamsfield and Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge] were neck-and-neck in their previous matchup back in November of 2024, but ROWVA/Williamsfield came up empty-handed after a 23-22 defeat. Can ROWVA/Williamsfield avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.