Basketball Game Preview: New Berlin/Franklin/Waverly Vipers vs. Maryville Christian Lions

The New Berlin/Franklin/Waverly Vipers and the Maryville Christian Lions will face off at 6:00 p.m. on Friday without much rest having both just played. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

New Berlin/Franklin/Waverly's tournament run continued when they took on Greenfield/Northwestern on Thursday. New Berlin/Franklin/Waverly secured a 47-42 W over Greenfield/Northwestern. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Vipers.

Meanwhile, Maryville Christian was able to grind out a solid victory over Metro-East Lutheran on Thursday, taking the game 38-31.

New Berlin/Franklin/Waverly has also been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 26.2 points per game. As for Maryville Christian, their win bumped their record up to 7-11.