West Prairie hasn't had much luck against Elmwood recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The West Prairie Cyclones will venture away from home to square off against the Elmwood Trojans at 7:30 p.m. Hopefully West Prairie focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 14 on Monday.
West Prairie is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They were the clear victor by a 62-41 margin over Biggsville West Central. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Cyclones have posted since December 29, 2023.
West Prairie can attribute much of their success to Braden Coplan, who went 8 for 17 en route to 29 points plus seven rebounds and two steals, and Eli DeCounter, who went 7 for 14 en route to 19 points plus six rebounds and two blocks. The team also got some help courtesy of Ryan Clark, who scored six points in addition to five rebounds.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Elmwood's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They took a 50-37 hit to the loss column at the hands of Bureau Valley.
West Prairie's win bumped their record up to 2-3. As for Elmwood, their loss dropped their record down to 3-2.
West Prairie lost to Elmwood on the road by a decisive 42-26 margin in their previous meeting back in November of 2023. Can West Prairie avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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