Malad hasn't had much luck against West Side recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Malad Dragons will host the West Side Pirates at 7:30 p.m. West Side took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Malad, who comes in off a win.
Having struggled with five defeats in a row, Malad turned things around against Aberdeen on Saturday. They came out on top against the Tigers by a score of 58-50.
Meanwhile, West Side faced Declo in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. West Side fell to Declo 57-52. The Pirates have been going strong on the season, but this is now their second loss in a row.
West Side's defeat ended a nine-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 12-5. As for Malad, their win was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-5 and their overall record up to 6-12.
Malad won a game that couldn't have been any closer in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, slipping by West Side 63-62. Will Malad repeat their success, or does West Side have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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