The Wayne County Wildcats will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Deshler Tigers on December 22nd. Wayne County will be strutting in after a victory while Deshler will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Friday, Wayne County was able to grind out a solid victory over Richland, taking the game 45-37.
Meanwhile, Deshler is ranked highly in their home state, and on Wednesday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Loretto. Deshler took a serious blow against Loretto, falling 65-30. Deshler was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 39-19.
Wayne County's win bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Deshler, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-4.
Wayne County didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Deshler when the teams last played back in December of 2022, but they still walked away with a 59-55 win. Does Wayne County have another victory up their sleeve, or will Deshler turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.