Basketball Preview: Cuba/Spoon River Valley Wildcats vs. Astoria/VIT Rebels
The Cuba/Spoon River Valley Wildcats will head out on the road to take on the Astoria/VIT Rebels at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses apiece.
Cuba/Spoon River Valley's game on Friday was all tied up 16-16 at the half, but sadly for them it didn't stay that way. They fell 36-28 to Havana.
Meanwhile, Astoria/VIT lost to the Bombers at home by a decisive 50-32 margin on Friday. While losing is never fun, Astoria/VIT can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 619th, while the Bombers are ranked 159th).
Ben Sherrod put forth a good effort for the losing side as he scored 15 points along with eight rebounds. Another player making a difference was Kaden Foglesong, who scored ten points.
Cuba/Spoon River Valley has not been sharp recently as the team's lost seven of their last eight matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-16 record this season. As for Astoria/VIT, their defeat was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 9-14.
Cuba/Spoon River Valley came up short against the Rebels when the teams last played back in November of 2023, falling 60-49. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Sherrod, who dropped a double-double on 26 points and 14 rebounds. Now that Cuba/Spoon River Valley knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
