Basketball Game Preview: Wheeler Warriors vs. Times Squared Academy Eagles

The Wheeler Warriors will kick their season off against the Times Squared Academy Eagles on Sunday. Tip off is scheduled at 1:00 p.m.

Times Squared Academy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: Portsmouth, who was ranked tenth at the time (Times Squared Academy was ranked 24th). Times Squared Academy came up short against Portsmouth on Friday, falling 75-54. The matchup marked the Eagles' lowest-scoring game so far this season.

The defeat snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 4-2 record.

As for Wheeler, they've got a clean slate this season. Last year, they finished on the right side of .500 (4-2), and they're hoping to kick off an even more successful campaign this year.