Basketball Game Preview: Lone Tree Lions vs. English Valleys Bears

The Lone Tree Lions are taking a road trip to take on the English Valleys Bears on Monday.

It was a proper cat-fight when Lone Tree took on Pekin on Friday. Lone Tree took a 61-50 hit to the loss column at the hands of Pekin.

Meanwhile, English Valleys had to endure a three-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They walked away with a 61-53 win over Belle Plaine on Friday.

Lone Tree's defeat dropped their record down to 5-10. As for English Valleys, their victory was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-12 and their overall record up to 4-14.

Everything came up roses for Lone Tree against English Valleys in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, as the squad secured a 64-28 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lone Tree since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.