Basketball Game Preview: Skyview Hawks vs. Emmett Huskies

Skyview and Emmett are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2016, but not for long. The Skyview Hawks will challenge the Emmett Huskies at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

Last Tuesday, Skyview came up short against Bishop Kelly and fell 53-44.

Meanwhile, Emmett was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They had to suffer through a 70-23 loss at the hands of Middleton. While losing is never fun, the Huskies can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Idaho basketball rankings (they are ranked 111th, while the Vikings are ranked fifth).

Emmett's defeat dropped their record down to 3-9. As for Skyview, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last eight matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-7 record this season.

Skyview came up short against Emmett in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, falling 41-36. Can Skyview avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.