Basketball Game Preview: Coldspring-Oakhurst Trojans vs. Van Vleck Leopards

The Coldspring-Oakhurst Trojans will challenge the Van Vleck Leopards at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Coldspring-Oakhurst will be strutting in after a victory while Van Vleck will be coming in after a defeat.

If Van Vleck heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Coldspring-Oakhurst took over last week. Coldspring-Oakhurst managed a 42-37 win over Trinity on Tuesday. The victory continues a trend for the Trojans in their matchups with the Tigers: they've now won four in a row.

Meanwhile, Van Vleck didn't have quite enough to beat East Bernard on Tuesday and fell 49-46. While losing is never fun, the Leopards can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1110th, while the Brahmas are ranked 502nd).

Coldspring-Oakhurst's win bumped their record up to 13-10. As for Van Vleck, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matches, which has put a noticeable dent in their 9-21 record this season.