Basketball Game Preview: Spackenkill Spartans vs. Webutuck Warriors

By Team Reports Feb 20, 2024, 3:25am

Preview: Spackenkill Spartans vs. Webutuck Warriors

Spackenkill is 8-2 against Webutuck since January of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Spackenkill Spartans will head out on the road to take on the Webutuck Warriors at 4:15 p.m. Hopefully Spackenkill focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 31 on Thursday.

Spackenkill's recent rough patch got a bit rougher after their third straight defeat. They were outmatched by Roosevelt at home and fell 56-22. Spackenkill has struggled against Roosevelt recently, as their contest on Thursday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.

Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Spackenkill struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only three offensive rebounds. That's the fewest offensive rebounds they've managed all season.

Meanwhile, Webutuck came into Thursday's contest having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They breezed by Rhinebeck at home to the tune of 43-11 on Thursday. The victory was just what Webutuck needed coming off of a 52-29 loss in their prior match.

Spackenkill dropped their record down to 6-12 with that defeat, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Webutuck, they now have a winning record of 7-6.

Spackenkill beat Webutuck 31-23 in their previous matchup back in January. The rematch might be a little tougher for Spackenkill since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.

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