Basketball Game Preview: Sheldon Orabs vs. Rock Valley Rockets

The Sheldon Orabs will take on the Rock Valley Rockets in a holiday battle at at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.

It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 65-11, which was the final score in Sheldon's tilt against Unity Christian on Friday. The defeat continues a trend for the Orabs in their matchups with the Knights: they've now lost seven in a row.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Rock Valley). They claimed a resounding 96-52 win over Okoboji. Winning may never get old, but the Rockets sure are getting used to it with their fourth in a row.

Sheldon's loss dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Rock Valley, their victory bumped their record up to 4-1.

Sheldon was taken down by Rock Valley 54-15 in their previous matchup back in February. Can Sheldon avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.