Basketball Game Preview: Bushland Falcons vs. Iowa Park Hawks

It'll be Battle of the Birds when the Bushland Falcons challenge the Iowa Park Hawks at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday...

Last Tuesday, Bushland was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 53-47 to Pampa. The Falcons have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Iowa Park, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Tuesday. They walked away with a 61-48 win over Windthorst on Tuesday. Given the Hawks' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 207th, while the Trojans are ranked 965th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Bushland's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Iowa Park, they pushed their record up to 8-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season.