Basketball Game Preview: ESTEM Mets vs. Fountain Lake Cobras

The ESTEM Mets will face off against the Fountain Lake Cobras at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.

ESTEM took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They snuck past Malvern with a 62-57 victory.

Meanwhile, Fountain Lake entered their tilt with Hall on Tuesday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They claimed a resounding 56-23 win over the Warriors. The Cobras have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight matchups by 24 points or more this season.

ESTEM pushed their record up to 18-12 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.6 points over those games. As for Fountain Lake, their win bumped their record up to 13-10.

ESTEM was able to grind out a solid victory over Fountain Lake when the teams last played back in January, winning 53-46. Does ESTEM have another victory up their sleeve, or will Fountain Lake turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.