Bushnell-Prairie City is 0-9 against Lewistown since January of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Bushnell-Prairie City Spartans will be staying on the road to face off against the Lewistown Indians at 1:30 p.m. on February 10th. Bushnell-Prairie City comes in on a streak of failing to score more than 23 points in their last ten games, a trend the team is of course eager to reverse.
Last Thursday, Bushnell-Prairie City was beaten by Peoria Heights 51-12. While losing is never fun, Bushnell-Prairie City can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 642nd, while Peoria Heights is ranked 139th).
Meanwhile, Lewistown entered their tilt with Farmington with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. Lewistown claimed a resounding 63-31 victory over Farmington on the road.
Lewistown's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Abby Wiegand led the charge by scoring 15 points along with six rebounds and four steals. Another player making a difference was Lexi Kruzan, who scored 15 points along with seven rebounds and four steals.
Bushnell-Prairie City's loss was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-25. As for Lewistown, their victory bumped their record up to 16-13.
Bushnell-Prairie City was taken down by Lewistown 68-13 in their previous matchup last Monday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Lewistown's Landry Smith, who scored 23 points along with eight steals and five assists. Now that Bushnell-Prairie City knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
