After both having extra time off, the West Sioux Falcons and the Westwood Rebels will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The timing isn't great for West Sioux: they have been struggling with eight straight losses at home dating back to last season, while Westwood has snatched up three consecutive wins on the road.
Last Friday, West Sioux lost to Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn/Remsen-Union at home by a 64-46 margin. While losing is never fun, the Falcons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Iowa basketball rankings (they are ranked 269th, while the Royals are ranked 85th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Westwood). They claimed a resounding 86-31 victory over Whiting. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Westwood's victory bumped their record up to 5-3. As for West Sioux, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5.
West Sioux took a serious blow against Westwood when the teams last played back in December of 2023, falling 78-46. Will West Sioux have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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