Basketball Game Preview: La Vega Pirates vs. Robinson Rockets

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Previous Games

01/10/25 - Away	47-43 W
02/13/24 - Home	63-36 W
01/26/24 - Away	71-39 W
02/14/23 - Away	64-48 W
01/27/23 - Home	81-43 W
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La Vega has gone 10-0 against Robinson recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The La Vega Pirates will look to defend their home court against the Robinson Rockets at 8:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (La Vega has ten straight wins, Robinson has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.

On Friday, La Vega was fully in charge, breezing past China Spring 68-34. Given the Pirates' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 144th, while the Cougars are ranked 720th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, Robinson came up short against Connally on Friday and fell 62-54.

La Vega pushed their record up to 12-2 with the victory, which was their 14th straight on the road dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.7 points per game. As for Robinson, their loss dropped their record down to 11-18.

La Vega didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Robinson when the teams last played two weeks ago, but they still walked away with a 47-43 win. Does La Vega have another victory up their sleeve, or will Robinson turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.