Tripoli is on a 16-game streak of home losses also dating back to last season, West Central a 16-game streak of away losses also dating back to last season, but someone's luck will change on Thursday. The Tripoli Panthers will host the West Central Blue Devils at 7:45 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Tripoli is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They were beaten by Riceville 91-59 on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 69-36, which was the final score in West Central's tilt against North Fayette Valley on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Blue Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Iowa basketball rankings (they are ranked 343rd, while North Fayette Valley are ranked 61st).
West Central's loss dropped their record down to 1-13. As for Tripoli, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 1-13.
Tripoli didn't have too much breathing room in their match against West Central in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, but they still walked away with a 52-47 win. Does Tripoli have another victory up their sleeve, or will West Central turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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