Basketball Game Preview: Lone Pine Golden Eagles vs. Trona Tornadoes

The Lone Pine Golden Eagles will be defending their home court for the first time this season when they go up against the Trona Tornadoes at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Lone Pine has struggled recently with six defeats in a row, while Trona will arrive with four straight victories.

Lone Pine played against Baker and lost via forfeit.

Trona will head into Thursday's contest hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Saturday (they won by 50) and on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Mammoth 48-46.

Trona's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-5. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 27.5 points per game. As for Lone Pine, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.

Lone Pine couldn't quite finish off Trona in their previous matchup last Friday and fell 32-29. Will Lone Pine have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.