Basketball Game Preview: Lone Star Rangers vs. Turner Lions

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Previous 5 Games

01/03/25 - Home	89-41 W
02/06/24 - Home	82-51 W
01/12/24 - Away	74-21 W
02/07/23 - Away	89-26 W
01/13/23 - Home	68-50 W

Lone Star is 5-0 against Turner since January of 2023 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Lone Star Rangers will head out on the road to square off against the Turner Lions at 7:15 p.m. Lone Star will be strutting in after a win while Turner will be coming in after a defeat.

Lone Star is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Reedy: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Lone Star blew Reedy out of the water with a 78-49 final score. Given the Rangers' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 143rd, while the Lions are ranked 567th), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, Turner was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss. They were beaten by Creekview 66-36.

Matthew Stone was Turner's leading scorer, having posted 11 points. Jordan Johnson held things down on the boards with four rebounds.

Lone Star pushed their record up to 18-11 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 75.7 points per game. As for Turner, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-12.

Everything came up roses for Lone Star against Turner in their previous matchup on January 3rd, as the team secured an 89-41 win. In that contest, Lone Star amassed a halftime lead of 43-19, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Tuesday.