Basketball Game Preview: New Bern Bears vs. Jacksonville Cardinals

The New Bern Bears and the Jacksonville Cardinals will face off at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday without much rest having both just played. One thing working in New Bern's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last five matches.

On Tuesday, New Bern beat Northside - Jacksonville 56-49.

Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Jacksonville's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They took a 76-68 hit to the loss column at the hands of Havelock. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Wednesday (58), the Cardinals still had to take the loss.

New Bern pushed their record up to 10-7 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.5 points per game. As for Jacksonville, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-8.

New Bern and Jacksonville were neck-and-neck in their previous meeting last Tuesday, but New Bern came up empty-handed after a 63-62 loss. Will New Bern have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.