Wendover is on a three-game streak of home losses, Altamont a ten-game streak of away losses dating back to last season, but someone's luck will change on Friday. The Wendover Wildcats will host the Altamont Longhorns at 4:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Last Saturday, Wendover lost to Rich on the road by a 58-44 margin. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Utah basketball rankings (they are ranked 120th, while the Rebels are ranked 35th).
Meanwhile, Altamont played a tough contest on Tuesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They lost 48-27 to Tabiona. The Longhorns were down 40-20 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
Altamont's loss dropped their record down to 4-15. As for Wendover, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-17.
Wendover didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Altamont in their previous meeting two weeks ago, but they still walked away with a 43-37 victory. Will Wendover repeat their success, or does Altamont have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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