Basketball Game Preview: Little River Academy Bumblebees vs. Maypearl Panthers

The Little River Academy Bumblebees will head out on the road to face off against the Maypearl Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Little River Academy will be looking to extend their current 12-game winning streak.

Little River Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They put the hurt on Mexia with a sharp 52-32 win. The Bumblebees have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 18 contests by 20 points or more this season.

Meanwhile, Maypearl made easy work of Troy on Tuesday and carried off a 48-25 victory. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 395th, while the Trojans are ranked 968th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Maypearl is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 24-9 record this season. As for Little River Academy, their win bumped their record up to 28-5.