If we have to tell you which of tonight's games is the Game of the Week, you must not be paying attention. There are only two undefeated boys' teams left in the Dulles District. They both happen to reside in Sterling. They split their two meetings last season. And they don't really like each other all that much.

That's right, tonight's big matchup features the Titans of Dominion traveling 2.5 miles to visit their arch-rival Potomac Falls Panthers.

Tenorio and I will both be in the house for what we expect will be a heck of a game.

But first, we've got to break it down...

DOMINION (7-4, 3-0) at POTOMAC FALLS (9-2, 4-0)

LEADING SCORERS: Titans - DeAndre Albritton (18.4 points per game), DeAndre Reaves (12.9), Steve Smucker (7.3); Panthers - Kevin Bartnick (16.8 ppg), Lukas Mihailovich (15.7), Gregory Woodlief (9.3).

KEYS TO THE GAME

For the Titans
1. Get physical - The Titans don't have the size to match Potomac Falls' front line, so their post players must play with grit and tenacity on the inside in order to hold their own on the boards. Not allowing the Panthers second chance shot opportunities will be critical.
2. Stay in your man-to-man - Barnick, Mihailovich and Woodlief can all knock down the outside jumper or drive to the rim. Rather than go to a zone and dare the Panthers to shoot them out of it, the Titans are best defensively when they play man - just as they did in the second half against Park View on Tuesday night.
3. Put the ball in the hands of the DeAndres and let them go to work - Albritton is always dangerous with the ball in his hands and Reaves has become a tremendous second option this season. Both players like to drive to the rim, looking for contact and finishing off the play with a layup or floater. Let them do what they do best while the rest of the Titans crash the board and look for easy put-backs.

For the Panthers
1. Run, run, run - The Titans have more than enough quickness to stay with the Panthers in transition, but their ball-handling and passing in traffic can be shaky at times. Push the tempo on offense and put the pressure on them defensively to make this game a high-scoring, high-possession affair.
2. Give the big guys a few touches early - Freshman center Greg Graves has had two strong games already this week and he's looking more and more comfortable posting up on the block and creating his own shot. No one in the Titans' first seven can match the height of Graves, Mickey Waggenhoffer or Brian Griffin. Get the ball in to those guys and let them take advantage of the mismatches they're sure to see.
3. Defend the paint - Defensively, the big guys need to use their height to keep the Titans off the boards and challenge the DeAndres when they drive in the lane. Both Albritton and Reaves like to go for the and-1, but neither shoots well from the line (Albritton - 61 percent, Reaves 59). With the depth the Panthers have, their bigs can use some fouls on those two when they're at the rim, but they need to make sure the ball doesn't end up in the hoop after the whistle blows. Go for the block and make them earn their points at the stripe.

X-FACTORS

D: The Supporting Cast - A year ago the Titans averaged 60.9 points per game with 25 of those coming from Albritton. No other player on the roster averaged more than seven points and the formula to beating Dominion was pretty simple - stop Albritton, stop the Titans. That approach hasn't worked as well this season as Dominion is averaging right around the same amount of points (61.4) but they're coming from more angles. Albritton's production is down to 18.4 while three other players are averaging seven or more per game. When the Titans beat the Panthers at Dominion late last season, they got an unexpected 14 point outburst from senior forward Balraaj Najjar to go along with 26 from Albritton and 10 from Reaves. That kind of balance needs to continue tonight for the Titans to get the 'W'. Albritton and Reaves will be the primary scorers, but the Smucker brothers, Chris Huff, Aaron Good and others need to do their part.

PF: The Starting Backcourt - Bartnick, Mihailovich and Woodlief combine for 41.8 of the Panthers' 66.7 points per game. They shoulder the load offensively and that needs to continue tonight. But just as importantly, they need to be on their games defensively with Albritton and Reaves opposing them. Coach Hawes likes to use a variety of different looks defensively - including some trapping full-court press and zone in the half court - but at some point, these guys will be charged with manning up against the DeAndres and stopping them. If the Panthers' backcourt outscores Dominion's, you can go ahead and mark this one down as a Potomac Falls victory.

Now that you've got the inside scoop, who do you like to win the game?