Basketball Game Preview: Roby Lions vs. Hermleigh Cardinals

A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Roby Lions duke it out with the Hermleigh Cardinals at 5:00 p.m. on Friday...

Roby is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 75 points last Tuesday, they were much more limited against Westbrook on Tuesday. They lost 52-29 to the Wildcats. The loss continues a trend for the Lions in their matchups with the Wildcats: they've now lost five in a row.

Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Hermleigh beat Loraine 56-51 on Tuesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Cardinals.

Hermleigh is also on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 22-10 record this season. As for Roby, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-12.

Roby beat Hermleigh 64-51 in their previous meeting back in January. The rematch might be a little tougher for Roby since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.