Basketball Game Preview: Austin Black Bears vs. Mars Hill Bible Panthers

Austin is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Mars Hill Bible is on a 12-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Austin Black Bears will welcome the Mars Hill Bible Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.

Austin is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: Columbus, who was ranked first in their home state at the time (Austin was ranked eighth). Austin came up short against Columbus on Saturday, falling 81-56.

Meanwhile, Mars Hill Bible hadn't done well against Brooks recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Saturday. Mars Hill Bible pulled ahead with a 60-59 photo finish over Brooks.

Mars Hill Bible's win bumped their record up to 8-0. As for Austin, their loss dropped their record down to 9-3.