Basketball Recap: Wicksburg Takes a Loss

If Wicksburg was riding high fresh off their 43-20 takedown of Slocomb last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Wicksburg Panthers took a 47-40 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Northside Methodist Academy Knights on Friday. Sadly, that's the second time they've come up short against the Panthers this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 45-31 last Tuesday.

Wicksburg's loss dropped their record down to 16-9. As for Northside Methodist Academy, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-7 record this season.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Wicksburg has already played their next matchup (against Houston Academy), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Northside Methodist Academy will take on Bethlehem at 5:30 p.m. on Monday.