Basketball Game Preview: Northview Academy Cougars vs. Tennessee Vikings

The Northview Academy Cougars will face off against the Tennessee Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Northview Academy will be strutting in after a win while Tennessee will be coming in after a defeat.

Northview Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Cocke County, sneaking past 53-50. Winning may never get old, but the Cougars sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.

Meanwhile, Tennessee ended up a good deal behind David Crockett on Wednesday and lost 55-38. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 132nd, while the Pioneers are ranked 17th).

Northview Academy's victory bumped their record up to 30-4. As for Tennessee, their loss dropped their record down to 13-18.

Everything came up roses for Northview Academy against Tennessee in their previous meeting back in November of 2022, as the squad secured an 89-46 win. Will Northview Academy repeat their success, or does Tennessee have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.