Basketball Game Preview: Hendersonville Bearcats vs. North Wilkes Vikings

The Hendersonville Bearcats will face off against the North Wilkes Vikings on Tuesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.

Hendersonville is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They snuck past Shelby with a 61-56 win. The score was all tied up 29-29 at the break, but the Bearcats were the better team in the second half.

Meanwhile, North Wilkes came tearing into Friday's contest with 19 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 25.8 points), and they left with even more momentum. They really took it to the Golden Eagles for the full four quarters, racking up a 63-30 victory. The Vikings have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 17 matchups by 22 points or more this season.

North Wilkes' win was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 27-1. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 30.1 points. As for Hendersonville, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 22-6.