Basketball Game Preview: Eastland Mavericks vs. Peaster Greyhounds

Eastland hasn't had much luck against Peaster recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Eastland Mavericks will head out to challenge the Peaster Greyhounds at 7:30 p.m.

Last Tuesday, Eastland came up short against Millsap and fell 56-48. That's two games in a row now that the Mavericks have lost by exactly eight points.

Meanwhile, Peaster strolled past Breckenridge with points to spare on Tuesday, taking the game 56-42. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Greyhounds.

Peaster is also on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 22-9 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.8 points per game. As for Eastland, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-22.

Eastland took a serious blow against Peaster when the teams last played back in January, falling 76-17. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Eastland was down 41-10.