Basketball Game Preview: Horizon Hawks vs. Mead Mavericks

The Horizon Hawks will take on the Mead Mavericks at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Horizon has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with three straight defeats, while Mead will come in with five straight wins.

On Friday, Horizon didn't have quite enough to beat Legacy and fell 53-51.

Meanwhile, Mead was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past Niwot 66-24. The Mavericks have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six games by 25 points or more this season.

Mead's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-2. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 25.0 points per game. As for Horizon, their loss dropped their record down to 8-7.