Basketball Game Preview: South Heart Eagles vs. New England Tigers

The South Heart Eagles will venture away from home to square off against the New England Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.

Last Saturday, South Heart ended up a good deal behind Grant County co-op [Carson/Elgin-New Leipzig/Mott-Regent] and lost 60-43. The Eagles haven't had much luck with Grant County co-op [Carson/Elgin-New Leipzig/Mott-Regent] recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.

Meanwhile, New England was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They received a blow as they fell 42-27 to Flasher.

New England's loss dropped their record down to 5-18. As for South Heart, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-16.

South Heart didn't have too much breathing room in their game against New England when the teams last played on Tuesday, but they still walked away with a 53-47 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for South Heart since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.