Basketball Game Preview: Aiken Falcons vs. Louisville Leopards

The Aiken Falcons will take on the Louisville Leopards at 1:00 p.m. on Friday. Aiken knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 28 matchups -- so hopefully Louisville likes a good challenge.

Aiken is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Sunday. They secured a 64-58 W over Sandusky. Given the Falcons' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked sixth, while the Blue Streaks are ranked 47th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, Louisville waltzed into their game on Sunday with nine straight wins... but they left with ten. They came within a single point of losing the streak, but they secured a 49-48 W against the Bulldogs.

Louisville pushed their record up to 23-5 with the win, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 27.1 points. As for Aiken, their victory bumped their record up to 27-1.