Basketball Game Preview: Nevada Tigers vs. Notre Dame de Sion Storm

By Team Reports Mar 1, 2024, 2:58am

Preview: Nevada Tigers vs. Notre Dame de Sion Storm

The Nevada Tigers's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Notre Dame de Sion Storm at 6:00 p.m. on March 1st. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are closely ranked in Missouri (Nevada is ranked 132nd, while Notre Dame de Sion is ranked 107th).

Nevada pushed their score all the way to 55 last Thursday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They took a 59-55 hit to the loss column at the hands of Raymore-Peculiar.

Meanwhile, Notre Dame de Sion put the finishing touches on their 13th blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. They took their game on the road with ease, bagging a 67-37 victory over Harrisonville. The victory was just what Notre Dame de Sion needed coming off of a 53-31 defeat in their prior matchup.

Notre Dame de Sion's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Taelyn Smith, who scored 20 points along with two steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Terryn Ford, who scored 14 points along with five steals.

Nevada's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-9. As for Notre Dame de Sion, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 16-10 record this season.

Nevada came up short against Notre Dame de Sion in their previous meeting back in March of 2022, falling 44-34. Can Nevada avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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