Basketball Game Preview: Nathan Hale Raiders vs. Lincoln Lynx + How To Watch

The Nathan Hale Raiders will take on the Lincoln Lynx in a holiday battle at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.

Nathan Hale is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Washington's top teams: Seattle Academy, who was ranked 12th at the time (Nathan Hale was ranked 19th). The Raiders fell 48-40 to the Cardinals on Friday. The contest marked the Raiders' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.

Meanwhile, Lincoln had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 16.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They walked away with a 59-48 victory over the Eagles.

Lincoln's win bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Nathan Hale, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost three of their last four games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 2-4 record this season.

Nathan Hale strolled past Lincoln when the teams last played back in February of 2023 by a score of 60-45. Will the Raiders repeat their success, or do the Lynx have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.