Basketball Game Preview: Toronto Red Knights vs. Buckeye Trail Warriors

The Toronto Red Knights will take on the Buckeye Trail Warriors in a tournament on Tuesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.

Last Saturday, Toronto was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 43-38 to Catholic Central.

Meanwhile, Buckeye Trail took a blow against Indian Valley on Saturday, falling 73-33. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 329th, while the Braves are ranked 106th).

Toronto's defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 16-6. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.3 points over those games. As for Buckeye Trail, their loss dropped their record down to 14-7.