Basketball Game Preview: Lakeview Gators vs. Jonesboro-Hodge Tigers

The Lakeview Gators will take on the Jonesboro-Hodge Tigers in a holiday battle at at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.

Lakeview is headed into Tuesday's match hungry for a win as their strong season has now been derailed by two straight losses. They fell 49-41 to Parkway on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Gators can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 36th, while the Panthers are ranked first).

Meanwhile, Jonesboro-Hodge beat Choudrant 44-35 on Tuesday.

Lakeview's defeat dropped their record down to 7-4. As for Jonesboro-Hodge, their victory bumped their record up to 4-5.

Everything came up roses for Lakeview against Jonesboro-Hodge when the teams last played back in January, as the squad secured a 58-13 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lakeview since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.