Basketball Preview: Somerset Spartans vs. Baldwin-Woodville Blackhawks
The Somerset Spartans will head out to challenge the Baldwin-Woodville Blackhawks at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Baldwin-Woodville took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Somerset, who comes in off a win.
Somerset will bounce into Tuesday's match after beating Prescott, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. Somerset walked away with a 50-41 victory over Prescott on Tuesday. 50 seems to be a good number for the Spartans as the team scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
Meanwhile, Baldwin-Woodville entered their matchup against Menomonie on Thursday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Baldwin-Woodville took a 54-48 hit to the loss column at the hands of Menomonie. The loss continues a trend for the Blackhawks in their matchups with the Mustangs: they've now lost four in a row.
Somerset's victory was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-1. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.6 points per game. As for Baldwin-Woodville, their defeat ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-2.
Somerset lost to Baldwin-Woodville on the road by a decisive 56-42 margin when the teams last played back in February. Can Somerset avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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