Basketball Game Preview: Andrean Fighting 59ers vs. Valparaiso Vikings

The Andrean Fighting 59ers will head out to take on the Valparaiso Vikings at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday. Andrean is coming into the match hot, having won their last five games.

If Andrean beats Valparaiso with 49 points on Saturday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. Andrean snuck past Bowman Academy with a 49-45 win on Wednesday. Given the Fighting 59ers' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 130th, while the Eagles are ranked 275th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Valparaiso on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Michigan City out of the water with a 68-29 final score. The Vikings have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven contests by 27 points or more this season.

Andrean's victory bumped their record up to 11-9. As for Valparaiso, they have also been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-7 record this season.