Basketball Game Preview: Braden River Pirates vs. Booker Tornadoes + Official Tickets

The Braden River Pirates will take on the Booker Tornadoes in a holiday battle at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Braden River has five straight victories, Booker has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.

On Friday, Braden River was able to grind out a solid win over Winthrop College Prep Academy, taking the game 74-65.

Meanwhile, Booker suffered their closest defeat since December 28, 2024 on Saturday. They fell just short of Dunbar by a score of 65-63.

Booker's loss dropped their record down to 5-4. As for Braden River, their victory bumped their record up to 6-2.

Braden River suffered a grim 65-40 defeat to Booker in their previous matchup back in December of 2024. Thankfully for the Pirates, Chris Perets (who posted 25 points) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.