Basketball Game Preview: Maysville Panthers vs. River Valley Vikings

Two dominant guards in Gator Nichols and Chase Smith are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Maysville Panthers will square off against the River Valley Vikings at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday. Maysville knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 15 contests -- so hopefully River Valley likes a good challenge.

Maysville is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They breezed past New Lexington to the tune of 74-44. The win continues a trend for Maysville in their matchups with New Lexington: they've now won seven in a row.

Meanwhile, River Valley came tearing into Thursday's matchup with 16 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 27 points), and they left with even more momentum. They came within a single point of losing the streak, but they secured a 66-65 W against the Shermans.

River Valley's victory was their eighth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 24-2. As for Maysville, their win bumped their record up to 24-3.