Basketball Game Preview: Green Level Gators vs. Cary Imps

The Green Level Gators will challenge the Cary Imps at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Green Level's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last five matchups.

Green Level is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Green Hope to the tune of 80-37 on Wednesday. Given the Gators' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 17th, while the Falcons are ranked 183rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, Cary didn't have quite enough to beat Apex on Tuesday and fell 91-89. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Friday (58), the Imps still had to take the loss.

Green Level pushed their record up to 16-2 with the win, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.8 points per game. As for Cary, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-10 record this season.

Green Level took their victory against Cary in their previous meeting back in December of 2024 by a conclusive 72-52. Will Green Level repeat their success, or does Cary have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.