Basketball Game Preview: Pineywoods Community Academy Timberwolves vs. Newton Eagles

The Pineywoods Community Academy Timberwolves will take on the Newton Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Pineywoods Community Academy has three straight victories, Newton has 12 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.

On Friday, Pineywoods Community Academy got the win against Woodville by a conclusive 58-36. The Timberwolves have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten games by 21 points or more this season.

Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 59-21, which was the final score in Newton's tilt against Pollok Central on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1630th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 571st).

Pineywoods Community Academy is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 15-14 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 26.5 points. As for Newton, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-7.

Everything came up roses for Pineywoods Community Academy against Newton in their previous matchup on January 3rd, as the team secured a 56-27 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pineywoods Community Academy since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.