Basketball Game Preview: Paradise Panthers vs. Kountze Lions

A feisty cat fight will be fought as Paradise Panthers duke it out with Kountze Lions at 11:00 a.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Paradise comes in on 12 and Kountze on 25.

Paradise is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They snuck past City View with a 48-42 win. That's two games straight that the Panthers have won by exactly six points.

Meanwhile, Kountze was fully in charge on Tuesday, breezing past Cole 83-32. The Lions have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 31 matchups by 24 points or more this season.

Kountze's victory was their 23rd straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 37-2. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 43.7 points. As for Paradise, their win bumped their record up to 30-6.