Basketball Game Preview: Janesville Craig Cougars vs. Vel Phillips Memorial Spartans

The Janesville Craig Cougars will face off against the Vel Phillips Memorial Spartans at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Janesville Craig knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past ten games -- so hopefully Vel Phillips Memorial likes a good challenge.

Janesville Craig is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They fell just short of Sun Prairie East by a score of 93-90 on Saturday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Thursday (79), the Cougars still had to take the loss.

Meanwhile, Vel Phillips Memorial took their contest on Saturday with ease, bagging an 84-45 victory over Waupun. The Spartans have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine matches by 20 points or more this season.

Janesville Craig has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games, which has put a noticeable dent in their 13-9 record this season. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 78.0 points over those games. As for Vel Phillips Memorial, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season.

Janesville Craig was taken down by Vel Phillips Memorial 78-51 in their previous matchup back in January. Will Janesville Craig have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.