Basketball Game Preview: Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto/Charter Oak-Ute vs. West Lyon Wildcats

Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto/Charter Oak-Ute will face off against the West Lyon Wildcats on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.

Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto/Charter Oak-Ute took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. They came out on top against Sioux Central by a score of 61-54.

Meanwhile, West Lyon had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 21.7 points) and they went ahead and made it eight on Friday. They breezed past the Pioneers to the tune of 68-37. The Wildcats have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 matchups by 22 points or more this season.

West Lyon pushed their record up to 20-3 with the victory, which was their 20th straight at home dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 28.9 points. As for Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto/Charter Oak-Ute, their win bumped their record up to 7-14.