Basketball Game Preview: Balboa Roughriders vs. Winston Salem Christian National Lions

Having just played yesterday, the Balboa Roughriders will jump right back in to play the Winston Salem Christian National Lions at 1:45 p.m. on Monday. Balboa is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 66.1 points per game this season.

Balboa is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: 1 of 1 Academy, who was ranked 18th in their home state at the time (Balboa was ranked 19th). Balboa took a 52-46 hit to the loss column at the hands of 1 of 1 Academy. The contest marked the Roughriders' lowest-scoring game so far this season.

The losing side was boosted by Vito Albanese, who went 6 of 11 en route to 15 points and six rebounds. Those six boards gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of BwaBwa Josue, who posted six points and nine rebounds.

Meanwhile, Winston Salem Christian National waltzed into their match on Saturday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They took down the Bulldogs 60-41.

Winston Salem Christian National has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-3 record this season. As for Balboa, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-15.

Balboa came up short against Winston Salem Christian National in their previous matchup on December 7th, falling 76-69. Can Balboa avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.