Basketball Game Preview: Silver Creek Dragons vs. Brownstown Central Braves

The Silver Creek Dragons and the Brownstown Central Braves will face off at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday without much rest, having both just played. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.

Silver Creek is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They put the hurt on Madison with a sharp 63-37 win. The Dragons have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 13 matchups by 20 points or more this season.

Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Brownstown Central beat Charlestown 63-59 on Friday. Given the Braves' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 17th, while the Pirates are ranked 71st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Silver Creek is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games. That's provided a nice bump to their 22-4 record this season. The victory made it two in a row for Brownstown Central and bumps their season record up to 21-2.

Silver Creek lost to Brownstown Central on the road by a decisive 67-49 margin when the teams last played back in January. Can Silver Creek avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.