Basketball Game Preview: Floyd Broncos vs. Lake Arthur Panthers

Floyd is on a three-game streak of home losses, Lake Arthur a five-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck will change on Thursday. The Floyd Broncos will host the Lake Arthur Panthers at 6:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.

Floyd is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Gateway Christian on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Floyd had to suffer through a 68-27 loss at the hands of Gateway Christian. The Broncos were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 38-15.

Rey Duarte

Points (Career)

02/11/25 @ Gateway Christian	7
01/02/25 vs San Jon	6
01/13/25 @ Clovis Christian	4
02/06/25 vs Elida	3
02/04/25 @ Dora	3

Despite the loss, Floyd saw an underclassman step up: freshman Rey Duarte posted seven points. Those seven points gave Duarte a new career-high.

Lake Arthur played against Melrose and lost via forfeit.

Lake Arthur's defeat dropped their record down to 1-11. As for Floyd, their loss dropped their record down to 7-12.