Preview: Mayville Wildcats vs. Vassar Vulcans
Mayville is 0-4 against Vassar since February of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Mayville Wildcats will be staying on the road to face off against the Vassar Vulcans at 7:30 p.m. on February 16th. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Last Monday, Mayville took a serious blow against Kingston, falling 75-10. While losing is never fun, Mayville can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 570th, while Kingston is ranked 42nd).
Meanwhile, Vassar's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Tuesday after their seventh straight loss. They suffered a tough 45-20 loss at the hands of Laker. Vassar was down 34-14 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
Makenna McCloud put forth a good effort for the losing side as she scored ten points along with five rebounds and three steals.
Mayville dropped their record down to 6-11 with that defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road. Those losses could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 19.0 points per game. As for Vassar, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-16.
Mayville might still be hurting after the 50-29 loss they got from Vassar in their previous matchup back in January of 2023. Can Mayville avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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