Basketball Game Preview: Eastside Rams vs. Buchholz Bobcats

The Eastside Rams are taking a road trip to take on the Buchholz Bobcats at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Eastside has now lost ten straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since December 11.

On Tuesday, Eastside ended up a good deal behind Hawthorne and lost 52-33. While losing is never fun, the Rams can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 464th, while the Hornets are ranked 80th).

Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Buchholz took on Columbia on Tuesday. Buchholz was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 51-50 to Columbia. The Bobcats have struggled against the Tigers recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.

Buchholz's loss dropped their record down to 11-7. As for Eastside, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-14.

Eastside came up short against Buchholz in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, falling 44-38. Can Eastside avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.