Basketball Game Preview: Waelder Wildcats vs. Nordheim Pirates

The Waelder Wildcats will take on the Nordheim Pirates at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Waelder is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Runge, posting an 80-12 victory. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Wildcats considering their 24-point performance the matchup before.

Meanwhile, Nordheim was able to grind out a solid win over Prairie Lea on Tuesday, taking the game 45-32. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Pirates.

Nordheim has also been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-12 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.0 points per game. As for Waelder, they pushed their record up to 6-18 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.

Waelder came out on top in a nail-biter against Nordheim in their previous meeting two weeks ago, sneaking past 49-46. Does Waelder have another victory up their sleeve, or will Nordheim turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.