Basketball Game Preview: Moses Lake Mavericks vs. Sunnyside Grizzlies

The Moses Lake Mavericks will head out on the road to face off against the Sunnyside Grizzlies at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses for Moses Lake and three for Sunnyside.

Last Saturday, Moses Lake had to suffer through a 76-28 loss at the hands of Davis. While losing is never fun, the Mavericks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked 176th, while the Pirates are ranked fifth).

Meanwhile, Sunnyside had to suffer through an 80-26 loss at the hands of Davis.

Sunnyside's loss dropped their record down to 4-15. As for Moses Lake, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-13.

Moses Lake skirted past Sunnyside 52-50 in their previous matchup back in January. The rematch might be a little tougher for Moses Lake since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.