Basketball Game Preview: Hamilton Big Blue vs. Lakota West Firebirds

Hamilton and Lakota West are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2019, but not for long. The Hamilton Big Blue will square off against the Lakota West Firebirds at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

Last Tuesday, Hamilton was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 58-57 to Princeton. The Big Blue have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Meanwhile, Lakota West was just a bucket shy of victory on Tuesday and fell 46-45 to Fairfield.

Lakota West's loss dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Hamilton, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 1-3.

Hamilton beat Lakota West 56-45 in their previous matchup back in February. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hamilton since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.