Basketball Preview: Blevins Hornets vs. Foreman Gator Arkansas
The Blevins Hornets are on the road again on Friday to play the Foreman Gator Arkansas at 5:30 p.m. Blevins knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past six matchups -- so hopefully Foreman likes a good challenge.
Blevins is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Kirby just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Tuesday. They took a hard 80-66 fall against the Trojans. While the Hornets didn't have the best season last year (they finished 7-23), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Meanwhile, Foreman came into Tuesday's contest having lost 13 straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They breezed by Umpire to the tune of 71-34 on Tuesday. With the Gator Arkansas ahead 47-11 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Foreman's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Kaylon Easter, who went 9 for 15 en route to 19 points. The team also got some help courtesy of DJ Anderson, who went 5 for 9 en route to 13 points plus six steals.
Foreman was working as a unit and finished the game with 12 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since the start of last season.
Foreman's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-2. As for Blevins, their loss dropped their record down to 5-2.
Everything came up roses for Blevins against Foreman in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, as the squad secured a 74-46 win. Does Blevins have another victory up their sleeve, or will Foreman turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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