Basketball Game Preview: Lebo Wolves vs. Northern Heights Wildcats

The Lebo Wolves will challenge the Northern Heights Wildcats at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.

Last Tuesday, Lebo was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 42-38 to Burlingame. While losing is never fun, the Wolves can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 224th, while the Bearcats are ranked 71st).

Meanwhile, Northern Heights came up short against Madison on Tuesday and fell 46-35. The Wildcats haven't had much luck with the Bulldogs recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.

Lebo's loss was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Northern Heights, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-4-1.