Basketball Game Preview: CIA-Bella Vista Bears vs. Wasatch Academy Tigers

The CIA-Bella Vista Bears will challenge the Wasatch Academy Tigers on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.

Last Saturday, CIA-Bella Vista strolled past Oak Hill Academy with points to spare, taking the game 71-57. Given the Bears' advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked first in Arizona, while the Warriors are ranked 37th in Virginia), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, Wasatch Academy came tearing into Saturday's match with eight straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 15 points), and they left with even more momentum. They took down the Mustangs 67-48.

Wasatch Academy's win bumped their record up to 22-3. As for CIA-Bella Vista, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 17 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-4 record this season.