After flying high against Storm Lake St. Mary last Tuesday, West Bend-Mallard came back down to earth. The West Bend-Mallard Wolverines were dealt an 81-49 loss at the hands of the Newell-Fonda Mustangs on Monday. While losing is never fun, the Wolverines can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Iowa basketball rankings (they are ranked 320th, while the Mustangs are ranked 126th).
West Bend-Mallard has also traveled a rocky road recently having lost 13 of their last 16 matchups, which has put a noticeable dent in their 5-18 record this season. As for Newell-Fonda, their victory bumped their record up to 14-8.
West Bend-Mallard does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Newell-Fonda, they are taking a road trip to square off against Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire on Thursday. Someone's luck will take a turn for the better: Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire has lost three straight at home , while Newell-Fonda has lost three on the road.
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