Basketball Game Preview: Trimble Tomcats vs. South Gallia Rebels

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01/19/23 - Home	26-55 L
12/15/22 - Away	26-59 L
02/14/22 - Away	56-49 W
01/03/22 - Home	51-32 W
01/06/21 - Away	70-34 W
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Trimble has gone 8-2 against South Gallia recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Trimble Tomcats will take on the South Gallia Rebels at 1:00 p.m.

On Thursday, Trimble came up short against Belpre and fell 51-41. While losing is never fun, the Tomcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 310th, while the Golden Eagles are ranked 135th).

Meanwhile, South Gallia came tearing into Thursday's match with seven straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 36.7 points) and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Indians, posting a 77-16 victory. The Rebels have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight games by 20 points or more this season.

South Gallia's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-5. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 20.7 points per game. As for Trimble, their loss dropped their record down to 11-7.

Trimble was dealt a bruising 55-26 defeat at the hands of South Gallia in their previous meeting back in January of 2023. Thankfully for Trimble, Morgan Lyons (who dropped a double-double on 16 points and ten rebounds) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.