The West Bend West Spartans will head out on the road to face off against the Cedar Grove-Belgium Rockets at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. West Bend West is no doubt hoping to put an end to a 15-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 79-47, which was the final score in West Bend West's tilt against Cedarburg on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, West Bend West can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Wisconsin basketball rankings (they are ranked 367th, while Cedarburg is ranked 154th).
Living Word Lutheran typically has all the answers at home, but on Thursday Cedar Grove-Belgium proved too difficult a challenge. They snuck past the Timberwolves with a 64-58 win. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
West Bend West's loss dropped their record down to 1-20. As for Cedar Grove-Belgium, their victory bumped their record up to 8-13.