Basketball Game Preview: Galax Maroon Tide vs. Fort Chiswell Pioneers

Having just played yesterday, the Galax Maroon Tide will head out on the road to face off against the Fort Chiswell Pioneers at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.

Galax is headed into Tuesday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Monday. They were beaten by George Wythe 79-44. While losing is never fun, the Maroon Tide can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 392nd, while the Maroons are ranked 69th).

Meanwhile, Fort Chiswell took a blow against George Wythe on Friday, falling 93-48. The Pioneers haven't had much luck with the Maroons recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.

Galax's defeat dropped their record down to 1-11. As for Fort Chiswell, their loss dropped their record down to 13-6.

Galax came up short against Fort Chiswell when the teams last played on Wednesday, falling 86-73. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Fort Chiswell's Owen Jackson, who went 7 for 11 from beyond the arc on his way to 28 points. Now that Galax knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.