Basketball Game Preview: Tucker Tigers vs. Pace Academy Knights

The Tucker Tigers will face off against the Pace Academy Knights on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Tucker comes in on seven and Pace Academy on ten.

Tucker is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They secured an 86-80 W over Jonesboro.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Pace Academy). They breezed past Union Grove to the tune of 94-46 on Tuesday. The Knights have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 13 matchups by 22 points or more this season.

Tucker's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 25-6. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 77.3 points over those games. As for Pace Academy, their win bumped their record up to 26-4.

Tucker opened the new year with a less-than-successful 60-53 loss to Pace Academy. Can Tucker avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.