Basketball Game Preview: Silver Lake Eagles vs. Riley County Falcons

Silver Lake is on a 21-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Riley County is on a six-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. It'll be a Battle of the Birds when the Eagles duke it out with the Falcons on Monday. Silver Lake knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past five matches -- so hopefully Riley County likes a good challenge.

Last Friday, Silver Lake got the win against St. Marys by a conclusive 60-37. The Eagles haven't had any issues with the Bears recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive victory against them.

Meanwhile, Riley County was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 43-38 to Rossville. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Falcons came into the game with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 32nd, while the Bulldogs are ranked 196th).

Riley County's loss dropped their record down to 14-6. As for Silver Lake, their win bumped their record up to 17-2.

Silver Lake came up short against Riley County in their previous matchup on February 4th, falling 44-36. Will Silver Lake have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.