Basketball Preview: Springlake-Earth Wolverines vs. Nazareth Swifts
Springlake-Earth is 0-10 against Nazareth since January of 2016 but things could change on Tuesday. The Springlake-Earth Wolverines will look to defend their home court against the Nazareth Swifts at 6:00 p.m.
Springlake-Earth is headed into Tuesday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their ninth straight game dating back to last season on Saturday. They took a blow against Olton, falling 51-17. The match marked the Wolverines' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Nazareth beat Seminole 48-44 on Friday. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Swifts' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 371st, while the Indians are ranked 63rd).
Nazareth is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 4-5 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.4 points per game. As for Springlake-Earth, their loss dropped their record down to 0-6.
Springlake-Earth was dealt a bruising 63-25 defeat at the hands of Nazareth in their previous matchup back in January. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Springlake-Earth was down 34-11.
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