Basketball Game Preview: Neelyville Tigers vs. St. Vincent Indians

The Neelyville Tigers will face off against the St. Vincent Indians on Saturday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.

Neelyville is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They enjoyed a cozy 76-58 victory over Malden. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 82nd, while the Green Wave are ranked 274th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, St. Vincent entered their tilt with St. Paul Lutheran on Tuesday with eight consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with nine. They beat the Giants by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 59-28. The Indians have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 16 contests by 20 points or more this season.

Neelyville is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.8 points over those games. St. Vincent's win bumped their record up to 21-2.