Basketball Preview: Northwest Texans vs. Bell Blue Raiders
The Northwest Texans will face off against the Bell Blue Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Northwest has now lost seven straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since November 16.
Northwest is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Arlington Heights on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Northwest came up short against Arlington Heights, falling 56-35. While losing is never fun, the Texans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 985th, while the Yellowjackets are ranked 360th).
While Bell didn't have the best season last year (they finished 7-23), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They took a 58-47 hit to the loss column at the hands of Berkner on Saturday. The loss continues a trend for the Blue Raiders in their matchups with the Rams: they've now lost three in a row.
Northwest's defeat dropped their record down to 1-13. As for Bell, their loss dropped their record down to 10-5.
Northwest beat Bell 52-43 when the teams last played back in December of 2021. Does Northwest have another victory up their sleeve, or will Bell turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
