Basketball Game Preview: Man Hillbillies vs. Van Bulldogs

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Previous Games

02/17/25 - Away	62-52 W
12/20/24 - Neutral	67-44 W
02/26/24 - Home	63-57 W
03/03/22 - Neutral	85-28 W
02/18/22 - Home	80-52 W
+ 5 more games

Man is 9-1 against Van since January of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The Man Hillbillies will challenge the Van Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

Man is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Montcalm just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Monday. They fell 55-47 to the Generals.

Meanwhile, Van was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 30th straight loss dating back to last season. They had to suffer through a 68-32 loss at the hands of St. Joseph Central. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' West Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 141st, while the Irish are ranked 49th).

Man's defeat dropped their record down to 14-8. As for Van, their loss dropped their record down to 0-17.

Man beat Van 62-52 in their previous matchup two weeks ago. Will Man repeat their success, or does Van have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.