Basketball Recap: Cave Springs Comes Up Short

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Cave Springs can now relate to. They came up short against the Afton Eagles on Friday, falling 74-50. The loss continues a trend for the Hornets in their matchups with the Eagles: they've now lost four in a row.

Afton was led to victory by Aiden Victor and Ricky Barton. Victor went 8-for-14 to rack up 28 points in addition to eight boards and three steals, while Barton made all 6 shots he took for 21 points and seven rebounds. Victor has been hot recently, having posted three or more steals the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Kendal Landrum, who posted nine points.

Cave Springs' defeat dropped their record down to 10-9. As for Afton, their victory bumped their record up to 12-13.

Cave Springs does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Afton, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 54-33 loss against Liberty on the 15th.