Basketball Game Preview: Amarillo Sandies vs. Lubbock Westerners

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Previous 5 Games

12/13/24 - Away	60-23 W
02/10/20 - Home	68-30 W
01/10/20 - Away	64-13 W
02/05/19 - Away	60-41 W
01/04/19 - Home	57-29 W

Amarillo is 5-0 against Lubbock since January of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Amarillo Sandies will host the Lubbock Westerners at 7:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Amarillo has ten straight victories, Lubbock has eight straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.

Amarillo is headed into the contest having just posted their biggest win since December 13, 2024 on Friday. They really took it to Caprock for the full four quarters, racking up a 62-32 victory. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 35-11.

Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 79-45, which was the final score in Lubbock's tilt against Monterey on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Westerners can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 792nd, while the Plainsmen are ranked 370th).

Amarillo pushed their record up to 24-5 with the win, which was their 14th straight on the road dating back to last season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.6 points per game. As for Lubbock, their loss dropped their record down to 8-16.

Everything came up roses for Amarillo against Lubbock in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, as the squad secured a 60-23 victory. In that game, Amarillo amassed a halftime lead of 25-5, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Tuesday.