North is on an eight-game streak of home losses, and West a 17-game streak of away losses dating back to last season. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Tuesday. The North RedHawks will look to defend their home court against the West Pioneers at 6:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
North is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Bishop Carroll on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. North was beaten by Bishop Carroll 57-18. The RedHawks were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 32-9.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 71-9, which was the final score in West's tilt against Heights on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Pioneers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 329th, while the Falcons are ranked 59th).
North's loss dropped their record down to 1-17. As for West, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-18.
North strolled past West when the teams last played back in January by a score of 41-27. Does North have another victory up their sleeve, or will West turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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