Basketball Game Preview: Vance County Vipers vs. Northwest Halifax Vikings

The Vance County Vipers and the Northwest Halifax Vikings will round out the year against one another at at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.

Vance County saw some tournament action on Saturday. They fell to Corinth Holders 60-56.

Meanwhile, Northwest Halifax scored the most points they've had this season on Saturday, but it wasn't enough. They fell just short of Community Christian by a score of 76-73. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Friday (63), the Vikings still had to take the loss.

Vance County's loss dropped their record down to 3-7. As for Northwest Halifax, the defeat snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 5-5 record.

Vance County was able to grind out a solid victory over Northwest Halifax when the teams last played back in December of 2023, winning 47-34. Will Vance County repeat their success, or does Northwest Halifax have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.