Basketball Game Preview: West Valley Eagles vs. Clarkston Bantams

The West Valley Eagles will head out to square off against the Clarkston Bantams at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. West Valley will be strutting in after a victory while Clarkston will be coming in after a loss.

West Valley and East Valley faced off in a cross-town battle on Tuesday. West Valley walked away with a 43-30 win over East Valley. The Eagles haven't had any issues with the Knights recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive victory against them.

Meanwhile, Clarkston played a tough matchup on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They came up short against Deer Park, falling 69-49.

Clarkston's defeat dropped their record down to 16-4. As for West Valley, their win bumped their record up to 9-10.

West Valley was dealt a bruising 76-31 loss at the hands of Clarkston in their previous meeting back in January. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point West Valley was down 41-15.