Basketball Game Preview: Newport Grizzlies vs. Davenport Gorillas

The Newport Grizzlies will head out to challenge the Davenport Gorillas at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Newport will come in still looking for their first win of the season.

On Saturday, Newport ended up a good deal behind Riverside and lost 68-49. While losing is never fun, the Grizzlies can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked 349th, while the Rams are ranked 56th).

Meanwhile, Davenport lost to Medical Lake on the road by a 75-59 margin on Thursday. The loss continues a trend for the Gorillas in their matchups with the Cardinals: they've now lost five in a row.

Davenport's defeat dropped their record down to 5-7. As for Newport, their loss dropped their record down to 0-11.