Basketball Game Preview: Springfield Cosmos vs. Rivendell Academy

The Springfield Cosmos will head out to take on Rivendell Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

Last Wednesday, Springfield was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 66-62 to Twin Valley. The Cosmos haven't had much luck with the Wildcats recently, as the team has come up short the last five times they've met.

Meanwhile, Rivendell Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their 17th straight defeat. They had to suffer through an 84-28 loss at the hands of Hartford. That's two games in a row now that Rivendell Academy has lost by exactly 56 points.

Rivendell Academy's loss dropped their record down to 1-21. As for Springfield, they now have a losing record of 9-10.

Springfield strolled past Rivendell Academy when the teams last played back in January by a score of 61-42. The rematch might be a little tougher for Springfield since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.