Basketball Game Preview: Northwest Texans vs. Byron Nelson Bobcat

The Northwest Texans will face off against the Byron Nelson Bobcat at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The timing isn't great for Northwest: they have been struggling with 12 straight losses at home dating back to last season, while Byron Nelson has snatched up four consecutive wins on the road.

On Friday, Northwest didn't have quite enough to beat Southlake Carroll and fell 40-37. While losing is never fun, the Texans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1045th, while the Dragons are ranked 124th).

Meanwhile, after a string of ten wins, Byron Nelson's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They fell just short of V.R. Eaton by a score of 49-46. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Bobcat have suffered since December 13, 2024.

Byron Nelson's loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 19-9. As for Northwest, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-24.

Northwest was taken down by Byron Nelson 59-32 in their previous matchup back in December of 2024. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Northwest was down 28-8.