The New Boston Lions will square off against the Liberty-Eylau Leopards at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: New Boston has struggled recently with four defeats in a row, while Liberty-Eylau will arrive with 24 straight wins.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 62-24, which was the final score in New Boston's tilt against Hooks on Friday. The matchup marked the Lions' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Meanwhile, Liberty-Eylau posted their closest victory since December 10, 2024 on Friday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 63-60 win over Atlanta. Given the Leopards' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 139th, while the Rabbits are ranked 595th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Liberty-Eylau's victory was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 23-0. As for New Boston, they now have a losing record at 6-7.
New Boston won a game that couldn't have been any closer in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, slipping by Liberty-Eylau 60-59. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Liberty-Eylau's Dequane Prevo, who went 6 for 12 on his way to 14 points and six steals. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will New Boston still be able to contain Prevo? There's only one way to find out.
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