Basketball Game Preview: Carlson Marauders vs. Riverview Pirates

The Carlson Marauders and the Riverview Pirates will compete for holiday cheer at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Carlson is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 60.3 points per game this season.

Last Tuesday, Carlson came up short against Allen Park and fell 61-50. The Marauders haven't had much luck with the Jaguars recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.

The losing side was boosted by Austin Saavedra, who almost dropped a double-double on 14 points and nine rebounds. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Justin Hird, who posted eight points.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Riverview, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Monday. They took down Milan 65-51 on Tuesday.

Carlson's defeat dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Riverview, their win bumped their record up to 3-4.

Carlson beat Riverview 47-36 when the teams last played back in January. Will Carlson repeat their success, or does Riverview have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.