Basketball Game Preview: Ingomar Falcons vs. Water Valley Blue Devils

The Ingomar Falcons just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Water Valley Blue Devils at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Ingomar's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last 12 matchups.

Ingomar is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Mississippi's top teams: Belmont, who was ranked 19th at the time (Ingomar was ranked 22nd). Ingomar put the hurt on Belmont with a sharp 56-36 victory on Thursday. The Falcons have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 18 contests by 20 points or more this season.

Meanwhile, Water Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They fell 68-56 to Bruce. The Blue Devils were down 56-36 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.

Ingomar pushed their record up to 22-2 with the win, which was their eighth straight on the road. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 25.2 points. As for Water Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 5-14.

Everything came up roses for Ingomar against Water Valley in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, as the squad secured a 72-18 victory. In that game, Ingomar amassed a halftime lead of 49-11, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.