Basketball Preview: Roma Gladiators vs. Pioneer Diamondbacks
Roma hasn't had much luck against Pioneer recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Roma Gladiators' road trip will continue as they head out to face the Pioneer Diamondbacks at 7:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Roma's tournament run continued when they took on Presidio on Saturday. Roma took a 50-35 bruising from Presidio. That's two games in a row now that the Gladiators have lost by exactly 15 points.
Meanwhile, a win for Pioneer just wasn't in the cards on Saturday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They came up short against Edinburg, falling 65-40. The Diamondbacks have struggled against the Bobcats recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Pioneer's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Muhamed Shaath, who went 9 for 17 en route to 21 points plus eight rebounds, and Dustin Duty, who posted eight points in addition to eight rebounds and two blocks. The match was Shaath's third in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Damian Gonzalez, who earned five points.
Roma's record now sits at 0-6. As for Pioneer, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Roma ended up a good deal behind Pioneer when the teams last played back in December of 2023, losing 53-38. Can Roma avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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