Basketball Game Preview: Spanish Springs Cougars vs. McQueen Lancers

The Spanish Springs Cougars will challenge the McQueen Lancers at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The timing is sure in Spanish Springs' favor as the team sits on four straight wins at home while McQueen has been banged up by ten consecutive losses on the road dating back to last season.

Spanish Springs is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Reed, who was ranked eighth at the time (Spanish Springs was ranked fourth). Everything went Spanish Springs' way against Reed on Friday as Spanish Springs made off with a 60-34 victory. The Cougars have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 14 matchups by 20 points or more this season.

Meanwhile, with a playoff win on the line, McQueen rose to the challenge on Monday. They snuck past the Grizzlies with a 40-35 win.

Spanish Springs is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-5 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 28 points. As for McQueen, their victory bumped their record up to 4-22.

Everything came up roses for Spanish Springs against McQueen in their previous matchup on Tuesday, as the squad secured a 62-26 win. In that contest, Spanish Springs amassed a halftime lead of 36-10, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Wednesday.