Basketball Game Preview: Gary Bobcats vs. Timpson Bears

Gary is 1-8 against Timpson since December of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Gary Bobcats will face off against the Timpson Bears at 2:15 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

Last Friday, Gary came up short against Garrison and fell 48-36.

Meanwhile, after a string of five wins, Timpson's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They took a blow against Rains, falling 57-27. 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 765th, while the Wildcats are ranked 74th).

Gary's loss was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 5-15. As for Timpson, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-10.

Gary might still be hurting after the 52-32 loss they got from Timpson when the teams last played back in January. Can Gary avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.