Basketball Game Preview: Harrison Blue Tide vs. North Arlington Vikings

The Harrison Blue Tide will take on the North Arlington Vikings in a holiday battle at at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.

North Arlington is hoping to do what Palisades Park couldn't on Thursday: put an end to Harrison's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Harrison came out on top against Palisades Park by a score of 58-46.

Meanwhile, North Arlington hadn't done well against Wood-Ridge recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. North Arlington claimed a resounding 82-49 win over Wood-Ridge. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Vikings.

Harrison's victory bumped their record up to 3-0. As for North Arlington, their win bumped their record up to 2-0.

Harrison came up short against North Arlington in their previous meeting back in January, falling 64-59. Can Harrison avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.