Basketball Game Preview: Blue Valley Tigers vs. Blue Valley West Jaguars

A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Blue Valley Tigers take on the Blue Valley West Jaguars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday... Blue Valley will be looking to extend their current seven-game winning streak.

Blue Valley is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Kansas' top teams: Washburn Rural, who was ranked 18th at the time (Blue Valley was ranked 21st). Blue Valley blew past Washburn Rural 70-48 on Tuesday.

Meanwhile, Blue Valley West waltzed into their matchup on Saturday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They managed a 59-55 win over the Guardians.

Blue Valley pushed their record up to 10-3 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.7 points per game. As for Blue Valley West, their win bumped their record up to 9-5.

Blue Valley couldn't quite finish off Blue Valley West when the teams last played back in February of 2024 and fell 60-58. Can Blue Valley avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.