Basketball Preview: Locust Fork Hornets vs. Cleveland Panthers
The Locust Fork Hornets will take on the Cleveland Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Locust Fork is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Southeastern: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Locust Fork blew Southeastern out of the water with an 81-36 final score. With the Hornets ahead 43-20 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Locust Fork relied on the efforts of Noah White, who went 8 for 9 en route to 18 points plus eight rebounds and three steals, and Nicholas Horn, who went 6 for 10 en route to 19 points plus two steals. The dominant performance also gave White a new career-high in offensive rebounds (two). Another player making a difference was Jahmad Jackson, who scored 11 points along with four steals.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Cleveland challenged Cullman Christian on Tuesday. Cleveland put the hurt on Cullman Christian with a sharp 62-39 victory.
Locust Fork's win was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-0. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 36 points. As for Cleveland, their victory bumped their record up to 3-1-1.
Everything came up roses for Locust Fork against Cleveland in their previous meeting back in February, as the team secured an 83-36 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Locust Fork since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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