Basketball Game Preview: Elizabethton Fighting Cyclones vs. Tennessee Vikings

Elizabethton has won seven straight games at home, while Tennessee has won seven straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Elizabethton Fighting Cyclones will host the Tennessee Vikings at 8:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.

Last Tuesday, Elizabethton came up short against Unicoi County and fell 70-60.

Meanwhile, Tennessee was fully in charge on Tuesday, breezing past Sullivan East 85-57. Given the Vikings' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 36th, while the Patriots are ranked 339th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Elizabethton's defeat dropped their record down to 16-8. As for Tennessee, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 21-5 record this season.

Elizabethton came up short against Tennessee when the teams last played back in January, falling 68-63. Will Elizabethton have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.