Basketball Game Preview: Van Horn Eagles vs. McCamey Badgers

By Team Reports Feb 15, 2024, 3:18am

Preview: Van Horn Eagles vs. McCamey Badgers

The Van Horn Eagles will head out on the road to take on the McCamey Badgers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Van Horn focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up ten last Tuesday.

In what's become a running theme this season, Van Horn gave their fans yet another huge win last Tuesday. They blew past Fort Davis 62-9 at home. The high-flying offensive effort was a huge turnaround for Van Horn considering their 23-point performance the contest before.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Van Horn to victory, but perhaps none more so than Gio Corralez, who scored 16 points along with five assists and three steals. Corralez has been hot recently, having posted 16 or more points the last four times he's played. Joey Anchondo was another key contributor, scoring 14 points along with two steals.

McCamey has not done well against Fort Hancock recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. McCamey enjoyed a cozy 47-31 victory over Fort Hancock.

Van Horn has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-9 record this season. As for McCamey, the victory got them back to even at 13-13.

Everything came up roses for Van Horn against McCamey in their previous matchup back in February of 2023 as the team secured a 63-31 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Van Horn since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.

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