Basketball Game Preview: Denmark-Olar Vikings vs. Mauldin Mavericks

The Denmark-Olar Vikings and the Mauldin Mavericks will compete for holiday cheer at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday.

Denmark-Olar is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of South Carolina's top teams: South Pointe, who was ranked second at the time (Denmark-Olar was ranked tenth). Denmark-Olar was dealt a 76-32 defeat at the hands of South Pointe on Thursday. The Vikings' loss signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.

Meanwhile, Mauldin had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They managed a 52-48 win over the Eagles.

Mauldin's victory bumped their record up to 7-1. As for Denmark-Olar, their defeat ended a ten-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 5-1.