Basketball Game Preview: Heyworth Hornets vs. Flanagan-Cornell Falcons

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Previous Games

01/22/25 - Away	78-47 W
01/26/24 - Away	57-42 W
01/18/24 - Away	64-54 W
01/14/23 - Neutral	54-37 W
01/03/23 - Away	71-34 W
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Heyworth is 8-2 against Flanagan-Cornell since January of 2020 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Heyworth Hornets will be playing in front of their home fans against the Flanagan-Cornell Falcons at 7:00 p.m. Heyworth will be strutting in after a win while Flanagan-Cornell will be coming in after a defeat.

Heyworth took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They strolled past Eureka with points to spare, taking the game 69-51.

Meanwhile, Flanagan-Cornell was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell 62-50 to Tri-Valley. While losing is never fun, the Falcons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 401st, while the Vikings are ranked 120th).

Flanagan-Cornell's defeat dropped their record down to 13-9. As for Heyworth, their victory bumped their record up to 10-12.

Everything came up roses for Heyworth against Flanagan-Cornell when the teams last played last Wednesday, as the team secured a 78-47 win. In that matchup, Heyworth amassed a halftime lead of 43-22, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.