Basketball Game Preview: Harrisonburg Blue Streaks vs. East Rockingham Eagles

The Harrisonburg Blue Streaks will take on the East Rockingham Eagles in a holiday battle at at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

If Harrisonburg beats East Rockingham with 42 points on Tuesday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. Harrisonburg skirted past Staunton 42-40. That's two games straight that the Blue Streaks have won by exactly two points.

Meanwhile, East Rockingham put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Luray 62-37. Fans of the Eagles have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.

Harrisonburg's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-2. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.3 points per game. As for East Rockingham, their victory bumped their record up to 5-0.

Harrisonburg ended up a good deal behind East Rockingham in their previous meeting back in January, losing 49-33. Can Harrisonburg avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.