Basketball Game Preview: Wauwatosa West Trojans vs. Wauwatosa East Red Raiders

An exciting East v. West battle is about to be fought. The Wauwatosa West Trojans are taking a road trip to take on the Wauwatosa East Red Raiders at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Wauwatosa West has struggled recently with seven defeats in a row, while Wauwatosa East will arrive with nine straight victories.

Wauwatosa West is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They lost to Franklin at home by a 77-62 margin on Tuesday.

Meanwhile, Wauwatosa East hadn't done well against Menomonee Falls recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Wauwatosa East took down Menomonee Falls 60-42. The 60-point effort marked the Red Raiders' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.

Wauwatosa West's loss dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Wauwatosa East, they pushed their record up to 9-0 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season.

Wauwatosa West came up short against Wauwatosa East in their previous matchup back in February, falling 54-47. Can Wauwatosa West avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.