Basketball Game Preview: Port Neches-Groves Indians vs. Beaumont United Timberwolves

Port Neches-Groves is 0-5 against Beaumont United since January of 2021 but things could change on Tuesday. The Port Neches-Groves Indians are taking a road trip to square off against the Beaumont United Timberwolves at 7:00 p.m.

Last Friday, Port Neches-Groves lost to Barbers Hill at home by a 59-40 margin. While losing is never fun, the Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 409th, while the Eagles are ranked 138th).

Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Beaumont United on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 55-29 margin over Lee.

Beaumont United is also on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-9 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.8 points per game. As for Port Neches-Groves, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 12-15.

Port Neches-Groves lost to Beaumont United on the road by a decisive 43-24 margin when the teams last played back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Beaumont United's Ashton Green, who went 9 of 17 en route to 20 points. Now that Port Neches-Groves knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.