Basketball Game Preview: Van Horn Eagles vs. Fort Hancock Mustangs

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12/02/23 - Neutral	44-28 W
11/21/23 - Home	52-41 W
12/17/22 - Neutral	62-58 W
12/09/22 - Neutral	45-38 W
11/22/22 - Away	45-48 L
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Van Horn has gone 8-2 against Fort Hancock recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Van Horn Eagles will take on the Fort Hancock Mustangs at 7:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.

Van Horn is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering McCamey just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Tuesday. They took a 40-28 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Badgers. Having soared to a lofty 55 points in the game before, the Eagles couldn't push the score so high this time.

Despite the loss, Van Horn had strong showings from Joey Anchondo, who went 6 of 15 on his way to 13 points, and David Baeza, who posted 11 points. That was a full 46.4% of Van Horn's points, marking the sixth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points.

Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 72-34, which was the final score in Fort Hancock's tilt against Wink on Tuesday. The Mustangs have struggled against the Wildcats recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.

Fort Hancock's defeat dropped their record down to 12-9. As for Van Horn, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-9.

Van Horn strolled past Fort Hancock in their previous matchup back in December of 2023 by a score of 44-28. Will Van Horn repeat their success, or does Fort Hancock have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.