Basketball Game Preview: Thaden Barnstormer vs. Greenland Pirates

The Thaden Barnstormer will take on the Greenland Pirates at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Thaden is coming into the matchup on a three-game losing streak.

Last Friday, Thaden took a blow against Lincoln, falling 49-13. While losing is never fun, the Barnstormer can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arkansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 214th, while the Wolves are ranked 80th).

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Greenland). They breezed by Providence Academy to the tune of 74-24 on Friday. The Pirates have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven games by 25 points or more this season.

Thaden's loss dropped their record down to 8-8. As for Greenland, with the win, they broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 9-10.

Everything went Thaden's way against Greenland when the teams last played back in December of 2024, as Thaden made off with a 49-23 victory. Does Thaden have another victory up their sleeve, or will Greenland turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.