Basketball Game Preview: Salina Central Mustangs vs. Eisenhower Tigers

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Previous Games

01/17/25 - Home	50-33 W
02/09/24 - Home	38-33 W
01/23/24 - Away	40-41 L
02/28/23 - Away	40-37 W
02/10/23 - Away	49-50 L
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Salina Central has gone 8-2 against Eisenhower recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Salina Central Mustangs will head out on the road to face off against the Eisenhower Tigers at 6:00 p.m. Salina Central is coming into the matchup on a five-game losing streak.

Last Friday, Salina Central lost to Arkansas City at home by a 46-31 margin. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 171st, while the Bulldogs are ranked 38th).

Meanwhile, Eisenhower beat Newton 43-32 on Friday. The win continues a trend for the Tigers in their matchups with the Railroaders: they've now won five in a row.

Eisenhower pushed their record up to 6-10 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.7 points over those games. As for Salina Central, their loss dropped their record down to 6-10.

Salina Central strolled past Eisenhower in their previous matchup back in January by a score of 50-33. The rematch might be a little tougher for Salina Central since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.