Basketball Game Preview: Gladewater Bears vs. White Oak Roughnecks

Gladewater is 1-9 against White Oak since January of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Gladewater Bears will host the White Oak Roughnecks at 7:30 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.

Gladewater is headed into Friday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 26th straight game dating back to last season on Tuesday. They were dealt a 120-48 loss at the hands of Tatum. While losing is never fun, the Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1507th, while the Eagles are ranked 115th).

Meanwhile, White Oak came up short against Arp on Tuesday and fell 71-63. The Roughnecks haven't had much luck with the Tigers recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.

Gladewater's defeat dropped their record down to 0-20. As for White Oak, their loss dropped their record down to 8-19.

Gladewater might still be hurting after the 64-39 defeat they got from White Oak when the teams last played on January 7th. Will Gladewater have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other basketball content.