Basketball Game Preview: Riverview Raiders vs. Lisa Academy North Jaguars

The Riverview Raiders will head out to square off against the Lisa Academy North Jaguars at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a five-game winning streak alive.

Last Friday, Riverview humbled Bald Knob with a 63-31 victory. That looming 63-31 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Raiders yet this season.

Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Lisa Academy North took on Episcopal on Friday. Lisa Academy North enjoyed a cozy 48-31 victory over Episcopal.

Lisa Academy North is also on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a massive bump to their 17-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.1 points per game. As for Riverview, they pushed their record up to 11-2 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home.

Riverview couldn't quite finish off Lisa Academy North in their previous meeting back in December of 2024 and fell 54-51. Can Riverview avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.