Basketball Game Preview: Triopia Trojans vs. Barry Western Wildcats

The Triopia Trojans will kick their season off against the Barry Western Wildcats on Saturday. Tip off is scheduled at 10:30 a.m.

Barry Western will head into Tuesday's matchup out to bounce back: they won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Tuesday. They lost 54-31 to Illini West. The Wildcats have struggled against the Chargers recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.

Barry Western's loss dropped their record down to 4-12.

As for Triopia, they've got a clean slate this season. Last year, they finished on the wrong side of .500 (0-2), but they'll be hoping to turn things around this year.

Triopia and Barry Western were neck-and-neck in their previous matchup back in February of 2017, but Triopia came up empty-handed after a 55-54 defeat. Can Triopia avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.