West Prairie is 1-8 against Augusta Southeastern since December of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The West Prairie Cyclones will look to defend their home court against the Augusta Southeastern Suns at 7:00 p.m. West Prairie is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.3 points per game this season.
Having struggled with six losses in a row, West Prairie turned things around against Hartsburg-Emden on Friday. They walked away with a 71-61 victory over the Stags.
West Prairie found their leader in sophomore Braden Coplan, who went 12 for 18 en route to 36 points and five boards. That makes it three consecutive games in which Coplan has scored at least a third of West Prairie's points. Another player making a difference was Ryan Clark, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 12 rebounds.
West Prairie smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive boards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Augusta Southeastern came up short against Barry Western on Friday and fell 52-39.
Augusta Southeastern has traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-14 record this season. As for West Prairie, their win bumped their record up to 9-12.
West Prairie came up short against Augusta Southeastern in their previous matchup last Saturday, falling 63-53. Will West Prairie have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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