Basketball Game Preview: Miller City Wildcats vs. Van Buren Black Knights

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Previous Games

02/10/24 - Away	36-33 W
01/31/23 - Neutral	52-38 W
02/01/22 - Away	49-52 L
02/02/21 - Neutral	44-42 W
02/04/20 - Away	59-52 W
+ 3 more games

Miller City is 7-1 against Van Buren since February of 2017 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Miller City Wildcats will look to defend their home court against the Van Buren Black Knights at 1:00 p.m. Van Buren took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Miller City, who comes in off a win.

On Thursday, Miller City was fully in charge, breezing past Continental 64-13. The Wildcats have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven games by 22 points or more this season.

Meanwhile, Van Buren was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They took a 57-43 bruising from Vanlue. The contest was a 28-28 toss-up at halftime, but the Black Knights couldn't quite close it out.

Miller City has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.8 points per game. As for Van Buren, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-14.

Miller City skirted past Van Buren 36-33 in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. Will Miller City repeat their success, or does Van Buren have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.