Basketball Game Preview: Italy Gladiators vs. Little River Academy Bumblebees

The Italy Gladiators will challenge the Little River Academy Bumblebees at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Italy sitting on four straight victories and Little River Academy on three.

If Italy beats Little River Academy with 76 points on Monday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. Italy breezed by Hubbard to the tune of 76-29 on Friday. The Gladiators have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 contests by 22 points or more this season.

Meanwhile, Little River Academy beat Rockdale 47-40 on Friday. That's two games straight that the Bumblebees have won by exactly seven points.

Little River Academy has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 6-16 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.2 points per game. As for Italy, their win bumped their record up to 18-9.