Basketball Game Preview: Lewiston Tigers vs. Pawnee City Indians

Two dominant guards in Everett Bohling and Anthony Kling are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Lewiston Tigers will face off against the Pawnee City Indians at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Lewiston is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 52 points per game this season.

Last Thursday, Lewiston was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 51-47 to Lourdes Central Catholic.

The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Bohling, who posted 14 points. Another player making a difference was Grady Weyers, who had 12 points.

Meanwhile, Pawnee City hadn't done well against Sacred Heart recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Everything went Pawnee City's way against Sacred Heart as Pawnee City made off with a 56-36 win. The Indians pushed the score to 47-26 by the end of the third, a deficit the Irish cut but never quite recovered from.

Pawnee City's victory was their first in the district, bumping their district record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 8-4. As for Lewiston, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-6.

Lewiston took a serious blow against Pawnee City when the teams last played back in January of 2024, falling 65-30. Can Lewiston avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.