Basketball Game Preview: Teays Valley Vikings vs. Newark Wildcats

Teays Valley hasn't had much luck against Newark recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Teays Valley Vikings will challenge the Newark Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. Newark took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Teays Valley, who comes in off a win.

Teays Valley will head into Tuesday's game hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Friday (they won by 30) and on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged Canal Winchester out 43-40.

Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Newark faced off against Pickerington Central on Tuesday. Newark took a hard 51-32 fall against Pickerington Central. The Wildcats have struggled against the Tigers recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.

Teays Valley's win bumped their record up to 7-13. As for Newark, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-5.

Teays Valley lost to Newark on the road by a decisive 50-33 margin in their previous matchup back in January. Can Teays Valley avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.