Basketball Game Preview: Musselman Applemen vs. Spring Mills Cardinals

The Musselman Applemen will challenge the Spring Mills Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Spring Mills took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Musselman, who comes in off a win.

Musselman is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They walked away with a 43-33 victory over Hedgesville. Given the Applemen's advantage in MaxPreps' West Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 29th, while the Eagles are ranked 87th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Spring Mills' good fortune finally ran out last Friday. They fell 68-56 to Greenbrier East.

The win made it two in a row for Musselman and bumps their season record up to 15-8. As for Spring Mills, their loss dropped their record down to 12-9.

Musselman came up short against Spring Mills in their previous meeting back in February, falling 62-53. Can Musselman avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.