Basketball Game Preview: DeSoto Eagles vs. Skyline Raiders

The DeSoto Eagles will square off against the Skyline Raiders at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.

Last Friday, DeSoto came up short against Cedar Hill and fell 80-67.

Meanwhile, Skyline hadn't done well against Waxahachie recently (they were 0-5 in their previous five matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Skyline managed a 59-53 win over Waxahachie. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Raiders' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 487th, while the Indians are ranked 84th).

DeSoto's defeat dropped their record down to 18-10. As for Skyline, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 9-19.

DeSoto didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Skyline when the teams last played back in January, but they still walked away with a 46-42 victory. Will DeSoto repeat their success, or does Skyline have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.