The North Cedar Knights will challenge the West Liberty Comets at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with eight consecutive losses dating back to last season for North Cedar and three for West Liberty.
North Cedar is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Marquette on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. North Cedar had to suffer through a 85-27 loss at the hands of Marquette. The Knights were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 59-17.
Meanwhile, West Liberty was just a bucket shy of victory on Tuesday and fell 51-50 to Regina. While losing is never fun, the Comets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Iowa basketball rankings (they are ranked 229th, while the Regals are ranked 64th).
West Liberty's defeat dropped their record down to 3-8. As for North Cedar, their loss dropped their record down to 0-7.
North Cedar beat West Liberty 62-55 in their previous matchup back in January of 2022. Does North Cedar have another victory up their sleeve, or will West Liberty turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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