Basketball Game Preview: Wapakoneta Redskins vs. Van Wert Cougars

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Previous Games

01/12/24 - Home	44-30 W
01/06/23 - Away	46-44 W
01/07/22 - Home	33-45 L
12/18/20 - Neutral	51-39 W
02/26/20 - Neutral	40-36 W
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Wapakoneta has gone 8-2 against Van Wert recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Wapakoneta Redskins will face off against the Van Wert Cougars at 6:00 p.m. Van Wert took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Wapakoneta, who comes in off a win.

Wapakoneta is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took down Perry 57-43 on Saturday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.

Van Wert had lost two consecutive heartbreakers to Marion Local and they left with a heavy heart again on Saturday. Van Wert took a 51-37 bruising from Marion Local. The defeat continues a trend for the Cougars in their matchups with the Flyers: they've now lost five in a row.

Wapakoneta's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-7. As for Van Wert, their loss dropped their record down to 4-9.

Wapakoneta strolled past Van Wert in their previous matchup back in January of 2024 by a score of 44-30. The rematch might be a little tougher for Wapakoneta since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.