Basketball Game Preview: Valor South Austin Falcons vs. LBJ Austin Jaguars

After both having extra time off, the Valor South Austin Falcons and the LBJ Austin Jaguars will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 12:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.

LBJ Austin is hoping to do what Concordia couldn't last Friday: put an end to Valor South Austin's winning streak, which now stands at five games. Valor South Austin blew past Concordia 38-17. The Falcons have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 matches by 21 points or more this season.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask LBJ Austin). They breezed by Austin Achieve to the tune of 70-8 two weeks ago. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Jaguars considering their 14-point performance the contest before.

Valor South Austin's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-5. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 11.3 points per game. As for LBJ Austin, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 4-9.