Basketball Game Preview: New Hope Indians vs. Kate Duncan Smith DAR Patriots

The New Hope Indians will venture away from home to take on the Kate Duncan Smith DAR Patriots at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. New Hope will be strutting in after a win while Kate Duncan Smith DAR will be coming in after a loss.

New Hope will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up 21 points on Friday, then bounced right back against North Jackson on Tuesday. New Hope enjoyed a cozy 67-53 victory over North Jackson.

Meanwhile, after a string of six wins, Kate Duncan Smith DAR's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They had to suffer through a 84-27 loss at the hands of Plainview. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 104th, while the Bears are ranked 17th).

Kate Duncan Smith DAR's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-5. As for New Hope, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 5-11 record this season.

New Hope couldn't quite finish off Kate Duncan Smith DAR when the teams last played back in December of 2024 and fell 53-51. Can New Hope avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.