Basketball Game Preview: Sylvan Hills Bears vs. Jacksonville Titans

The Sylvan Hills Bears are taking a road trip to challenge the Jacksonville Titans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Sylvan Hills will be strutting in after a win while Jacksonville will be coming in after a defeat.

Sylvan Hills will head into Tuesday's match hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Friday (they won by 31) and on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They skirted past Greenbrier 72-70.

Meanwhile, Jacksonville came up short against Vilonia on Tuesday and fell 55-43.

Sylvan Hills' victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-5. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.0 points per game. As for Jacksonville, their loss dropped their record down to 4-13.

Sylvan Hills came up short against Jacksonville when the teams last played back in January of 2024, falling 47-35. Can Sylvan Hills avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.