Basketball Game Preview: Austin Black Bears vs. Florence Falcons

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Previous Games

01/07/25 - Home	75-60 W
01/26/24 - Home	87-48 W
01/13/24 - Away	79-55 W
02/08/23 - Home	90-58 W
01/27/23 - Away	78-46 W
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Austin has gone 10-0 against Florence recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Austin Black Bears will take on the Florence Falcons at 7:30 p.m. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Austin sitting on eight straight victories and Florence on four.

Last Tuesday, Austin humbled Hartselle with a 65-29 victory. Given the Black Bears' advantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked fifth, while the Tigers are ranked 127th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, Florence blew past Russellville, posting an 84-51 win. The Falcons have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine contests by 20 points or more this season.

Austin's victory was their 11th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 21-6. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.8 points per game. As for Florence, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-7 record this season.

Austin strolled past Florence in their previous matchup on January 7th by a score of 75-60. The rematch might be a little tougher for Austin since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.