The Akron-Westfield Westerners will venture away from home to challenge the Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn/Remsen-Union Royals at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Akron-Westfield is headed into the matchup having just suffered their biggest defeat since January 13th on Tuesday. They lost 63-43 to Hinton. While losing is never fun, the Westerners can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Iowa basketball rankings (they are ranked 290th, while the Blackhawks are ranked 127th).
Meanwhile, Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn/Remsen-Union waltzed into their game on Tuesday with eight straight wins... but they left with nine. They took their contest with ease, bagging an 86-46 win over the Tigers. The Royals have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine matches by 24 points or more this season.
Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn/Remsen-Union pushed their record up to 17-2 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home. As for Akron-Westfield, they have also traveled a rocky road recently having lost nine of their last 12 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-14 record this season.
Akron-Westfield took a serious blow against Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn/Remsen-Union in their previous meeting back in January, falling 79-34. Can Akron-Westfield avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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