Basketball Game Preview: Adrian Matadors vs. Texline Tornadoes

Adrian is 1-9 against Texline since January of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The two teams will compete for holiday cheer at 6:00 p.m.

Adrian is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Lazbuddie on Saturday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Adrian was dealt a 55-26 loss at the hands of Lazbuddie. While losing is never fun, the Matadors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1310th, while the Longhorns are ranked 431st).

Meanwhile, Texline entered their tilt with Pringle-Morse on Friday with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They put the hurt on the Cougars with a sharp 37-17 victory.

Texline is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-5 record this season. As for Adrian, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-11.

Adrian was taken down by Texline 81-15 when the teams last played back in January. Can Adrian avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.