Basketball Game Preview: Missouri Valley Big Reds vs. IKM/Manning Wolves

Missouri Valley hasn't had much luck against IKM/Manning recently, but that could start to change on Friday. After both having extra time off, the two teams will shake off the cobwebs and take on one another at 7:15 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.

Missouri Valley lost 75-50 to AHSTW last Friday.

Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 79-49, which was the final score in IKM/Manning's tilt against Treynor last Friday. That's two games in a row now that the Wolves have lost by exactly 30 points.

Missouri Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 1-6. As for IKM/Manning, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-2.

Missouri Valley came up short against IKM/Manning in their previous meeting back in January, falling 69-61. Can Missouri Valley avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.