The Whetstone Braves and the West Cowboys will round out the year against one another at at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday. Whetstone will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
Whetstone is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Northland last Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Whetstone was outmatched by Northland and fell 67-36. While losing is never fun, the Braves can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 637th, while the Vikings are ranked 158th).
Meanwhile, West was able to grind out a solid victory over Logan on Friday, taking the game 45-35.
West is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a massive bump to their 5-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.5 points per game. As for Whetstone, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-6.
Whetstone beat West 58-45 when the teams last played back in February of 2022. The rematch might be a little tougher for Whetstone since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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