Basketball Game Preview: Italy Gladiators vs. Moody Bearcats

The Italy Gladiators will challenge the Moody Bearcats at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Italy took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They took down Snook 54-40.

Meanwhile, Moody hadn't done well against Riesel recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Moody blew past Riesel 54-31. The Bearcats have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine matchups by 20 points or more this season.

Italy's victory bumped their record up to 20-13. As for Moody, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-9 record this season.