Basketball Game Preview: Crane Cranes vs. Alpine Bucks

By Team Reports Dec 17, 2023, 3:18am

Preview: Crane Cranes vs. Alpine Bucks

The Crane Cranes will be home for the holidays to greet the Alpine Bucks at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Crane will be looking to keep their nine-game home win streak (dating back to last season) alive.

Last Friday, Crane was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 36-30 to Kermit.

Meanwhile, Alpine's game on Friday was all tied up 20-20 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. The stars were shining brightly for them in a 53-38 win over Compass Academy. That's two games straight that Alpine has won by exactly 15 points.

Crane's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-4. As for Alpine, the victory makes it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-9.

Crane strolled past Alpine in their previous meeting back in January by a score of 53-34. Will Crane repeat their success, or does Alpine have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.