Basketball Game Preview: Greenbrier East Spartans vs. Ripley Vikings

The Greenbrier East Spartans will square off against the Ripley Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Greenbrier East is coming into the game hot, having won their last seven games.

Greenbrier East is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They snuck past Independence with a 55-50 victory.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Ripley). They came out on top against PikeView by a score of 88-75 on Friday. Winning may never get old, but the Vikings sure are getting used to it with their fifth in a row.

Ripley's win came from a few key players Greenbrier East will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Parker Smith, who shot 80% from the field en route to 21 points. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Blake Justice, who went 9-for-15 on his way to 21 points and three steals.

Greenbrier East's win bumped their record up to 15-7. As for Ripley, their victory bumped their record up to 18-5.