Basketball Game Preview: Naaman Forest Rangers vs. North Garland Raiders

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Previous Games

02/02/24 - Home	58-56 W
01/02/24 - Away	61-47 W
02/03/23 - Away	57-40 W
01/03/23 - Home	66-55 W
02/11/22 - Away	66-53 W
+ 5 more games

Naaman Forest has gone 9-1 against North Garland recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Naaman Forest Rangers are taking a road trip to take on the North Garland Raiders at 7:30 p.m. Naaman Forest is coming into the match on a three-game losing streak.

Last Tuesday, Naaman Forest lost to Wylie East at home by a 51-37 margin. While losing is never fun, the Rangers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1042nd, while the Raiders are ranked 312th).

Meanwhile, it was a classic North v. South duel when North Garland duked it out withSouth Garland on Tuesday. North Garland walked away with a 68-56 victory over South Garland. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Raiders.

North Garland's win ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 6-6. As for Naaman Forest, their loss dropped their record down to 2-13.

Naaman Forest came out on top in a nail-biter against North Garland when the teams last played back in February, sneaking past 58-56. The rematch might be a little tougher for Naaman Forest since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.