Basketball Game Preview: Geneva Knights vs. Merritt Island Christian Cougars

The Geneva Knights will be taking part in a tournament against the Merritt Island Christian Cougars at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.

Geneva is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They came out on top against Circle Christian by a score of 72-64 on Monday.

Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Merritt Island Christian on Monday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Burns Sci-Tech out of the water with a 57-23 final score. The matchup marked the Cougars' most dominant win of the season so far.

Geneva's victory bumped their record up to 6-2. As for Merritt Island Christian, they now have a winning record of 4-3.

Geneva came out on top in a nail-biter against Merritt Island Christian in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, sneaking past 61-59. Will Geneva repeat their success, or does Merritt Island Christian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.