Basketball Game Preview: Horizon Hawks vs. Fairview Knights

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Previous Games

01/19/24 - Away	66-50 W
01/20/23 - Home	45-34 W
01/28/22 - Away	66-43 W
02/17/21 - Home	72-43 W
01/14/20 - Home	60-71 L
+ 5 more games

Horizon has gone 8-2 against Fairview recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Horizon Hawks will be playing in front of their home fans against the Fairview Knights at 5:30 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.

Horizon is headed into Friday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Tuesday. They were dealt a 64-34 loss at the hands of Mead. While losing is never fun, the Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 100th, while the Mavericks are ranked tenth).

The losing side was boosted by Kaitlin Schumann, who went 5 for 8 on her way to 11 points and five boards.

Meanwhile, Fairview played a tough match on Tuesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They took a blow against Holy Family, falling 48-12. The contest marked the Knights' lowest-scoring game so far this season.

Fairview's defeat dropped their record down to 10-5. As for Horizon, their loss dropped their record down to 8-8.

Horizon strolled past Fairview in their previous matchup back in January of 2024 by a score of 66-50. Does Horizon have another victory up their sleeve, or will Fairview turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.