Basketball Game Preview: Lyle/Pacelli Athletics vs. Southland Rebels

The Lyle/Pacelli Athletics will venture away from home to face off against the Southland Rebels at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Lyle/Pacelli has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with three straight losses, while Southland will come in with 22 straight victories.

Lyle/Pacelli is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. The contest between them and LeRoy-Ostrander didn't end well, with Lyle/Pacelli falling 87-69.

Meanwhile, Southland escaped with a win on Tuesday against Osage by the margin of a single free throw, 53-52. The 53-point effort marked the Rebels' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.

Southland pushed their record up to 22-0 with the win, which was their 12th straight on the road. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 31.3 points. As for Lyle/Pacelli, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-16.

Lyle/Pacelli took a serious blow against Southland in their previous matchup back in January, falling 97-34. Can Lyle/Pacelli avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.