Basketball Game Preview: Gooding Senators vs. Buhl Indians

The Gooding Senators will head out to face off against the Buhl Indians at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Gooding and five for Buhl.

On Saturday, Gooding came up short against Oakley and fell 52-43. While losing is never fun, the Senators can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Idaho basketball rankings (they are ranked 82nd, while the Hornets are ranked tenth).

Meanwhile, Buhl didn't have quite enough to beat Filer on Tuesday and fell 41-39.

Buhl's loss dropped their record down to 3-14. As for Gooding, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-8.

Gooding came out on top in a nail-biter against Buhl in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, sneaking past 54-51. The rematch might be a little tougher for Gooding since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.