Basketball Game Preview: Newcastle Dogies vs. Upton Bobcats

The Newcastle Dogies are taking a road trip to challenge the Upton Bobcats at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Newcastle has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with three straight losses, while Upton will come in with 32 straight wins.

Newcastle is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Douglas on Saturday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Newcastle was outmatched by Douglas and fell 81-45. While losing is never fun, the Dogies can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Wyoming basketball rankings (they are ranked 50th, while the Bearcats are ranked eighth).

Meanwhile, Upton blew past Hulett, posting a 67-37 victory. The Bobcats have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten games by 28 points or more this season.

Upton's win was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 15-0. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.3 points over those games. As for Newcastle, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-13.