Basketball Game Preview: Gunter Tigers vs. Leonard Tigers

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Previous Games

12/14/24 - Home	66-24 W
01/26/24 - Away	63-38 W
01/02/24 - Home	58-29 W
01/27/23 - Home	64-14 W
01/03/23 - Away	40-15 W
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Gunter is 9-1 against Leonard since January of 2020 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Gunter Tigers will head out on the road to challenge the Leonard Tigers at 6:15 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Gunter has 12 straight victories, Leonard has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.

On Saturday, Gunter blew past Blue Ridge, posting a 65-25 win. Gunter has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 15 contests by 21 points or more this season.

Meanwhile, Leonard suffered their biggest loss since December 14, 2024 on Saturday. They lost 41-21 to Pottsboro. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 553rd, while the Cardinals are ranked 161st).

Gunter is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 24-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 27.9 points per game. As for Leonard, their defeat dropped their record down to 17-12.

Everything came up roses for Gunter against Leonard in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, as the team secured a 66-24 victory. In that game, Gunter amassed a halftime lead of 43-14, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Tuesday.