Basketball Game Preview: Kelliher/Northome Mustangs vs. Littlefork-Big Falls Vikings

The Kelliher/Northome Mustangs will take on the Littlefork-Big Falls Vikings in a holiday battle at at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.

Littlefork-Big Falls is hoping to do what Blackduck couldn't on Friday: put an end to Kelliher/Northome's winning streak, which now stands at four games. Everything went Kelliher/Northome's way against Blackduck as Kelliher/Northome made off with a 73-52 win. That 21 point margin sets a new team best for the Mustangs this season.

Meanwhile, Littlefork-Big Falls hadn't done well against Chisholm recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Littlefork-Big Falls simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Chisholm 72-31. The Vikings have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three contests by 39 points or more this season.

Littlefork-Big Falls' victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Kelliher/Northome, their win bumped their record up to 4-0.

Kelliher/Northome was taken down by Littlefork-Big Falls 92-48 when the teams last played back in January. Can Kelliher/Northome avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.