Basketball Game Preview: Newman Smith Trojans vs. Reedy Lions

The Newman Smith Trojans will venture away from home to challenge the Reedy Lions at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.

Newman Smith lost 69-48 to The Colony on Friday. The loss continues a trend for the Trojans in their matchups with the Cougars: they've now lost four in a row.

Meanwhile, Reedy played a tough contest on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They had to suffer through a 78-49 loss at the hands of Lone Star. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 567th, while the Rangers are ranked 143rd).

Reedy dropped their record down to 9-20 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road. As for Newman Smith, their loss dropped their record down to 6-18.

Newman Smith opened the new year with a less-than-successful 63-54 defeat to Reedy. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Reedy's Lincoln Harn, who went 9 for 14 on his way to 29 points. Now that Newman Smith knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.