Basketball Game Preview: Mineola Yellowjackets vs. Winona Wildcats

The Mineola Yellowjackets and the Winona Wildcats will compete for holiday cheer at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.

Mineola is headed into Tuesday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Friday. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 54-32 to Malakoff, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. While losing is never fun, the Yellowjackets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 599th, while the Tigers are ranked 102nd).

Mineola's defeat dropped their record down to 6-12.

As for Winona, they've got a clean slate this season. Last year, they finished 0-11.

Everything came up roses for Mineola against Winona in their previous meeting back in January, as the team secured a 71-3 victory. Will Mineola repeat their success, or does Winona have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.