Basketball Game Preview: Cumberland Academy Knights vs. Carlisle Indians

Having just played yesterday, the Cumberland Academy Knights will jump right back in to play the Carlisle Indians at 12:40 p.m. on Saturday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses for Cumberland Academy and ten for Carlisle.

Cumberland Academy is headed into the game having just suffered their biggest loss since November 19th on Friday. They lost 58-34 to Douglass. The match marked the Knights' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.

Meanwhile, Carlisle had to suffer through a 62-31 loss at the hands of Troup. While losing is never fun, the Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1453rd, while the Tigers are ranked 322nd).

Carlisle's defeat dropped their record down to 2-11. As for Cumberland Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 3-9.

Cumberland Academy beat Carlisle 72-62 when the teams last played back in December of 2020. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cumberland 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.