Basketball Game Preview: East Burke Cavaliers vs. West Lincoln Rebels

The East Burke Cavaliers will square off against the West Lincoln Rebels at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.

On Friday, East Burke had to suffer through a 93-62 loss at the hands of Lincolnton. The defeat continues a trend for the Cavaliers in their matchups with the Wolves: they've now lost nine in a row.

Meanwhile, West Lincoln lost to West Caldwell on the road by a 92-78 margin on Friday. The Rebels have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

West Lincoln's loss dropped their record down to 8-14. As for East Burke, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-13.

East Burke suffered a grim 69-47 defeat to West Lincoln in their previous meeting back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of West Lincoln's Jayce Rowe, who went 8 of 19 en route to 24 points along with six assists and five steals. Now that East Burke knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.