Basketball Preview: Timber Creek Falcons vs. Richland Royals
Timber Creek is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Richland is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Timber Creek Falcons will be taking part in a tournament against the Richland Royals at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully Timber Creek focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 14 on Tuesday.
Timber Creek is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Southlake Carroll just ended the team's eight-game winning streak on Tuesday. They came up short against the Dragons, falling 54-34. The loss continues a trend for the Falcons in their matchups with the Dragons: they've now lost six in a row.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Kylee Hunt, who earned six points in addition to two steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Lia Sumler, who posted seven points.
Meanwhile, Richland was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Tuesday as they fell 54-50 to Newman Smith.
Timber Creek's defeat dropped their record down to 9-3. As for Richland, their loss dropped their record down to 6-6.
Everything came up roses for Timber Creek against Richland in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, as the team secured a 62-35 victory. In that match, Timber Creek amassed a halftime lead of 37-13, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.
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