Basketball Game Preview: Taylor's Crossing Eagles vs. North Gem Cowboys

Taylor's Crossing is 0-9 against North Gem since December of 2018 but things could change on Thursday. The Taylor's Crossing Eagles will welcome the North Gem Cowboys at 7:00 p.m. Taylor's Crossing will be strutting in after a victory while North Gem will be coming in after a defeat.

On Tuesday, Taylor's Crossing beat Sho-Ban 58-49. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Eagles.

Meanwhile, North Gem came up short against Sho-Ban on Saturday and fell 59-49.

North Gem has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-7 record this season. As for Taylor's Crossing, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-5 record this season.

Taylor's Crossing couldn't quite finish off North Gem in their previous meeting back in December of 2024 and fell 64-61. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of North Gem's Ryver Hayden, who dropped a double-double on 29 points and 11 rebounds. Now that Taylor's Crossing knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.