Basketball Game Preview: South Spartans vs. Torrance Tartars

The South Spartans will face off against the Torrance Tartars at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.

Torrance is facing South at the wrong time: South suffered their first home loss of the season on Friday and they're likely out for redemption. They took a 62-53 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Saxons. The Spartans have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Meanwhile, Torrance slipped by El Segundo 48-47 on Tuesday. Given the Tartars' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 267th, while the Eagles are ranked 541st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Torrance has also been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season. As for South, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 16-10.

South couldn't quite finish off Torrance when the teams last played two weeks ago and fell 49-46. Will South have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.