Basketball Game Preview: Queen City Prep Kings vs. Salisbury Hornets

The Queen City Prep Kings will venture away from home to face off against the Salisbury Hornets at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Queen City Prep has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with seven straight defeats, while Salisbury will come in with 18 straight wins.

On Friday, Queen City Prep was beaten by Oak Hill Academy 116-44. While losing is never fun, the Kings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 273rd in North Carolina, while the Warriors are ranked 27th in Virginia).

Meanwhile, Salisbury faced off against Lexington. in a bug-themed battle on Friday. Salisbury was the clear victor by an 84-63 margin over Lexington. The Hornets have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 13 matchups by 21 points or more this season.

Salisbury pushed their record up to 19-3 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 87.3 points over those games. As for Queen City Prep, their loss dropped their record down to 6-10.