Basketball Game Preview: Duke Tigers vs. Sweetwater Bulldogs

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Previous Games

01/30/24 - Home	86-41 W
01/05/24 - Home	66-40 W
01/31/23 - Away	74-37 W
01/30/23 - Away	74-37 W
01/07/21 - Home	87-48 W
+ 5 more games

Duke has gone 9-1 against Sweetwater recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Duke Tigers will venture away from home to challenge the Sweetwater Bulldogs at 8:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.

Duke will head into Saturday's game eager for some revenge after what happened against Erick: Duke blew Erick out of the water the last time the pair played, but on Saturday Erick got their revenge. Duke fell just short of Erick by a score of 53-50. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Tigers have suffered since January 19, 2024.

Meanwhile, Sweetwater was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 36-31 to Blair.

Duke's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 18-6. As for Sweetwater, their loss dropped their record down to 10-10.

Everything came up roses for Duke against Sweetwater in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, as the squad secured an 86-41 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Duke since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.