Basketball Game Preview: Eisenhower Eagles vs. Fontana Steelers

The Eisenhower Eagles will venture away from home to take on the Fontana Steelers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Eisenhower is coming into the match on a three-game losing streak.

Eisenhower's tournament run continued when they took on Hemet on Monday. Eisenhower was outmatched by Hemet and fell 69-38. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 955th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 304th).

Meanwhile, Fontana entered their contest against Vista Murrieta on Monday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Fontana fell 53-40 to Vista Murrieta.

Eisenhower's defeat dropped their record down to 2-9. As for Fontana, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-5.

Eisenhower came up short against Fontana when the teams last played back in December of 2023, falling 44-36. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Fontana's Destiney Rentie, who dropped a double-double on 28 points and 18 boards. Now that Eisenhower knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.