Basketball Game Preview: Paducah Tilghman Blue Tornado vs. Dyett Eagles

The Paducah Tilghman Blue Tornado will take on the Dyett Eagles in a tournament on Saturday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.

Paducah Tilghman is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Ballard Memorial 82-59 on Thursday. Winning may never get old, but the Blue Tornado sure are getting used to it with their fourth in a row.

Meanwhile, Dyett came tearing into Thursday's matchup with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 25.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Commandos, posting a 75-41 victory. The Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five contests by 21 points or more this season.

Dyett pushed their record up to 8-1 with the win, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.9 points per game. As for Paducah Tilghman, their victory bumped their record up to 4-1.