Having just played yesterday, the Wellman-Union Wildcats will head out on the road to face off against the Newcastle Bobcats at 12:00 p.m. on Friday. Wellman-Union will be strutting in after a win while Newcastle will be coming in after a defeat.
Wellman-Union took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They snuck past Springlake-Earth with a 37-31 victory. While the Wildcats didn't have the best season last year (they finished 2-14), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Meanwhile, Newcastle was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Tuesday as they fell 65-59 to Bridgeport. While losing is never fun, the Bobcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 626th, while the Bulls are ranked 29th).
Wellman-Union's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-2. As for Newcastle, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-5.
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