Sioux City West was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They fell 55-43 to the Spencer Tigers. While losing is never fun, the Wolverines can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Iowa basketball rankings (they are ranked 237th, while the Tigers are ranked 112th).
Sioux City West's defeat dropped their record down to 3-15. As for Spencer, their victory bumped their record up to 11-9.
Coming up, Sioux City West will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Dakota Valley at 7:15 p.m. Dakota Valley knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past four contests -- so hopefully Sioux City West likes a good challenge. As for Spencer, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 63-59 loss against Le Mars on the 14th.
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