Basketball Game Preview: Ponca Indians vs. Guardian Angels Central Catholic Bluejays

The Ponca Indians will square off against the Guardian Angels Central Catholic Bluejays at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The timing is sure in Ponca's favor as the team sits on 16 straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Guardian Angels Central Catholic has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road.

On Saturday, Ponca was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 45-41 to O'Neill. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Indians came into the contest with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 47th, while the Eagles are ranked 135th).

Meanwhile, Guardian Angels Central Catholic lost to Howells-Dodge at home by a 71-52 margin on Saturday. The Bluejays were down 60-35 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.

Guardian Angels Central Catholic's defeat dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Ponca, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-2.

Everything came up roses for Ponca against Guardian Angels Central Catholic in their previous meeting back in December of 2018, as the squad secured a 64-29 win. In that match, Ponca amassed a halftime lead of 43-12, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Tuesday.