Basketball Game Preview: Wheeling Park Patriots vs. Spring Mills Cardinals

The Wheeling Park Patriots will head out to face off against the Spring Mills Cardinals at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Wheeling Park has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with five straight losses, while Spring Mills will come in with seven straight victories.

On Tuesday, Wheeling Park ended up a good deal behind Parkersburg and lost 61-46.

Meanwhile, Spring Mills faced Hedgesville in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Spring Mills took their game with ease, bagging an 81-50 win over Hedgesville. The Cardinals have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 13 contests by 21 points or more this season.

Spring Mills pushed their record up to 19-1 with the victory, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Wheeling Park, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-15.

Wheeling Park came up short against Spring Mills when the teams last played back in February of 2024, falling 63-51. Can Wheeling Park avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.