Basketball Game Preview: De Kalb Bears vs. Atlanta Rabbits

De Kalb hasn't had much luck against Atlanta recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The De Kalb Bears will take on the Atlanta Rabbits at 6:00 p.m.

De Kalb is headed into Tuesday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Friday. They had to suffer through a 79-30 loss at the hands of Liberty-Eylau. While losing is never fun, the Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1303rd, while the Leopards are ranked 185th).

Meanwhile, Atlanta was able to grind out a solid win over Redwater on Friday, taking the game 71-58. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Rabbits.

Atlanta's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 19-12. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.0 points over those games. As for De Kalb, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-16.

De Kalb was dealt a bruising 79-42 loss at the hands of Atlanta in their previous meeting back in January. Can De Kalb avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.