Basketball Game Preview: Ore City Rebels vs. Saltillo Lions

Having just played yesterday, the Ore City Rebels will jump right back in to play the Saltillo Lions at 9:45 a.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

Ore City's tournament run continued when they took on Harts Bluff on Thursday. The Rebels took a 41-27 bruising from the Bulldogs. The loss continues a trend for the Rebels in their meetings with the Bulldogs: they've now lost four in a row.

Meanwhile, Saltillo was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Thursday as they fell 58-52 to Cooper.

Ore City's defeat dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Saltillo, their loss dropped their record down to 7-5.