Basketball Game Preview: Deep Creek Hornets vs. Indian River Braves

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02/16/24 - Home	83-21 W
02/02/24 - Away	57-37 W
01/17/23 - Home	76-33 W
02/17/22 - Away	37-39 L
01/24/20 - Home	46-49 L
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Deep Creek is 8-2 against Indian River since December of 2016 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Deep Creek Hornets will host the Indian River Braves at 7:30 p.m. One thing working in Deep Creek's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last three contests.

Deep Creek is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Virginia's top teams: Nansemond River, who was ranked 14th at the time (Deep Creek was ranked 17th). Deep Creek came out on top against Nansemond River by a score of 55-42 on Tuesday.

Meanwhile, Indian River came up short against Grassfield on Wednesday and fell 56-46. The Braves have struggled against the Grizzlies recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.

Deep Creek has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 40.1 points. As for Indian River, their loss dropped their record down to 9-7.

Everything came up roses for Deep Creek against Indian River in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, as the team secured an 83-21 win. Will Deep Creek repeat their success, or does Indian River have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.