Basketball Game Preview: Flowery Branch Falcons vs. Lakeview Academy Lions

The Flowery Branch Falcons will take on the Lakeview Academy Lions in a tournament on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.

On Tuesday, Flowery Branch came up short against East Forsyth and fell 70-57. While losing is never fun, the Falcons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 344th, while the Broncos are ranked 166th).

Meanwhile, Lakeview Academy unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell 66-58 to Walker.

Lakeview Academy's loss dropped their record down to 6-3. As for Flowery Branch, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost seven of their last eight matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-8 record this season.

Everything went Flowery Branch's way against Lakeview Academy in their previous meeting back in December of 2022, as Flowery Branch made off with an 83-60 victory. Will Flowery Branch repeat their success, or does Lakeview Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.