Basketball Game Preview: Trimble Tech Bulldogs vs. Arlington Heights Yellowjackets

Trimble Tech is 2-8 against Arlington Heights since January of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Trimble Tech Bulldogs will host the Arlington Heights Yellowjackets at 7:30 p.m.

Trimble Tech is headed into Friday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 24th straight game on Friday. They came up short against South Hills, falling 74-48. One positive for the Bulldogs, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.

Meanwhile, Arlington Heights entered their tilt with South Hills on Tuesday with seven consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with eight. They blew past the Scorpions, posting an 82-33 win. Given the Yellowjackets' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 264th, while the Scorpions are ranked 1166th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Arlington Heights' victory was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 19-12. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.9 points per game. As for Trimble Tech, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-24.

Trimble Tech was taken down by Arlington Heights 105-17 when the teams last played on January 7th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Arlington Heights' Da?Marcus Jones, who went 6 for 11 from beyond the arc on his way to 32 points along with six steals and five boards. Now that Trimble Tech knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.