Basketball Game Preview: Cunningham Wildcats vs. Attica Bulldogs

By Team Reports Feb 18, 2024, 3:28am

Preview: Cunningham Wildcats vs. Attica Bulldogs

The Cunningham Wildcats will be playing at home against the Attica Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Cunningham knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past seven contests -- so hopefully Attica likes a good challenge.

In what's become a running theme this season, Cunningham gave their fans yet another huge victory on Friday. They claimed a resounding 71-43 victory over Pretty Prairie at home. Given Cunningham's advantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 111th, while Pretty Prairie is ranked 276th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Cunningham's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Will Wegerer, who almost dropped a triple-double on 15 points, 12 rebounds, and nine assists, and Luke Albers, who scored 30 points along with seven rebounds and four steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which Albers has scored at least a third of Cunningham's points. Another player making a difference was Luke McGuire, who scored three points along with six assists and six rebounds.

Meanwhile, Attica was able to grind out a solid victory over Stafford on Friday, taking the game 33-26. The victory was just what Attica needed coming off of a 58-30 defeat in their prior contest.

Cunningham is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-3 record this season. As for Attica, their win bumped their record up to 4-14.

Cunningham barely slipped by Attica in their previous matchup back in February of 2023, winning 57-56. Will Cunningham repeat their success, or does Attica have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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