Basketball Game Preview: West Point-Beemer Cadets vs. Bancroft-Rosalie Panthers

The West Point-Beemer Cadets will square off against the Bancroft-Rosalie Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with West Point-Beemer sitting on five straight wins and Bancroft-Rosalie on six.

West Point-Beemer is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Humphrey-Lindsay: they outscored them in every quarter. West Point-Beemer came out on top against Humphrey-Lindsay by a score of 65-53 on Tuesday.

West Point-Beemer's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Hunter Swanson led the charge by going 6 of 12 on his way to 18 points and five assists. The contest was Swanson's third in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Ian Schiller, who went 5 for 7 en route to 12 points and eight boards.

Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Bancroft-Rosalie duked it out withNorth Bend Central on Tuesday. Bancroft-Rosalie secured a 63-58 W over North Bend Central.

West Point-Beemer has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.8 points per game. As for Bancroft-Rosalie, their victory bumped their record up to 16-2.

West Point-Beemer came up short against Bancroft-Rosalie when the teams last played back in January of 2016, falling 53-49. Thankfully for West Point-Beemer, Aaron Ras (who went 8 of 11 on his way to 17 points) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.