Basketball Game Preview: Van Buren Pointers vs. Harrison Goblins
By Team Reports
Feb 17, 2025, 10:13pm
Basketball Preview: Van Buren Pointers vs. Harrison Goblins
The Van Buren Pointers will head out on the road to face off against the Harrison Goblins at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Friday, Van Buren strolled past Mountain Home with points to spare, taking the game 62-43. The win continues a trend for the Pointers in their matchups with the Bombers: they've now won six in a row.
Meanwhile, Harrison had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.3 points) and they went ahead and made it eight on Friday. They came within a single point of losing the streak, but they secured a 57-56 W against the Airedales.
Van Buren's victory bumped their record up to 12-15. As for Harrison, they pushed their record up to 19-5 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Things could have been worse for Van Buren, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 65-51 loss to Harrison when the teams last played back in January. Can Van Buren avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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