Basketball Game Preview: Tongue River Eagles vs. Wright Panthers

By Team Reports Feb 7, 2024, 7:31am

Preview: Tongue River Eagles vs. Wright Panthers

Tongue River is on a six-game streak of home wins, while Wright is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Tongue River Eagles will take on the Wright Panthers at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Last Saturday, Tongue River faced Sundance in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Tongue River enjoyed a cozy 48-29 win over Sundance.

Even though Wright has not done well against Moorcroft recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Wright walked away with a 50-37 win over Moorcroft.

Tongue River's win bumped their record up to 16-2. As for Wright, their victory bumped their record up to 12-8.

Tongue River strolled past Wright in their previous meeting back in January by a score of 40-22. Will Tongue River repeat their success, or does Wright have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.