Basketball Game Preview: Winn Mavericks vs. Southwest Dragons

Winn is 1-9 against Southwest since February of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Winn Mavericks will host the Southwest Dragons at 6:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

Winn is headed into Tuesday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 19th straight game on Friday. They were beaten by McCollum 71-40. The Mavericks were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 39-12.

Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Rodrigo Balbuena, who posted ten points and six boards.

Even though they lost, Winn smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. This was only their 16th loss (out of 19 games) when they hit their own glass that hard.

Meanwhile, Southwest ended up a good deal behind Harlandale on Friday and lost 66-47.

Winn's loss dropped their record down to 3-24. As for Southwest, their defeat was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 18-12.

Winn was dealt a bruising 82-53 loss at the hands of Southwest in their previous meeting back in December of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Southwest's Tremayne Martin, who almost dropped a double-double on 21 points and nine rebounds. Now that Winn knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.