Basketball Game Preview: O'Farrell Charter Falcons vs. Horizon Prep Lions

The O'Farrell Charter Falcons will head out to challenge the Horizon Prep Lions at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. O'Farrell Charter will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.

If O'Farrell Charter beats Horizon Prep with 41 points on Thursday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. O'Farrell Charter was the clear victor by a 41-21 margin over School for Entrepreneurship & Technology on Tuesday. The Falcons have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven games by 20 points or more this season.

Joniah Cashwell went supernova for O'Farrell Charter, going 11 for 13 on her way to 22 points and five blocks. The dominant performance gave Cashwell a new career-high in points. Ty'Reiona WashingTon was another key player, putting up ten points.

Meanwhile, after soaring to 58 points the game before, Horizon Prep was a bit more limited in their contest on Tuesday. They took a 29-24 hit to the loss column at the hands of Classical Academy. The matchup marked the Lions' lowest-scoring game so far this season.

O'Farrell Charter's win was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 13-7. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 20.1 points per game. As for Horizon Prep, with the loss, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 14-3.

O'Farrell Charter beat Horizon Prep 39-27 when the teams last played back in January. The rematch might be a little tougher for O'Farrell Charter since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.