Basketball Game Preview: Hoosac Valley Hurricanes vs. Maynard Tigers

Hoosac Valley is on a seven-game streak of home wins, while Maynard is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Hoosac Valley Hurricanes will host the Maynard Tigers at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Hoosac Valley is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They came out on top against Douglas by a score of 52-40. Given the Hurricanes' advantage in MaxPreps' Massachusetts basketball rankings (they are ranked 30th, while the Tigers are ranked 87th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Maynard duked it out with St. John Paul II on Saturday. Maynard strolled past St. John Paul II with points to spare, taking the game 47-30.

Hoosac Valley has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 16 of their last 17 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 21-3 record this season. Maynard's win bumped their record up to 16-5.