Basketball Game Preview: Echo Cougars vs. Mitchell/Spray/Wheeler

The Echo Cougars and Mitchell/Spray/Wheeler will round out the year against one another at at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

Last Saturday, Echo came up short against Heppner and fell 60-49. The defeat continues a trend for the Cougars in their matchups with the Mustangs: they've now lost eight in a row.

Meanwhile, Mitchell/Spray/Wheeler scored the most points they've had this season on Friday, but it wasn't enough. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 64-63 to St. Stephen's Academy.

Mitchell/Spray/Wheeler's loss dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Echo, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-4.

Echo was able to grind out a solid win over Mitchell/Spray/Wheeler when the teams last played back in January, winning 62-55. Will Echo repeat their success, or does Mitchell/Spray/Wheeler have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.