Basketball Game Preview: Italy Gladiators vs. Hubbard Jaguars

By Team Reports Jan 22, 2025, 12:52am

Basketball Preview: Italy Gladiators vs. Hubbard Jaguars

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Previous 3 Games

12/31/24 - Away62-30 W
12/02/23 - Neutral34-32 W
12/03/19 - Home71-47 W

Italy is 3-0 against Hubbard since December of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Italy Gladiators will host the Hubbard Jaguars at 7:45 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Italy has three straight victories, Hubbard has six straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.

Italy will head into Tuesday's match hoping to keep the good times rolling: they had to skate by with only a two-point margin when they last took the court, which might have inspired the 37-point drubbing they dealt Wortham on Tuesday. Italy simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Wortham 76-39. The Gladiators have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten contests by 22 points or more this season.

Meanwhile, Hubbard was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 50-45 to Wortham.

Italy's win bumped their record up to 17-9. As for Hubbard, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-19.

Everything came up roses for Italy against Hubbard in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, as the team secured a 62-30 victory. Does Italy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Hubbard turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.

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