Basketball Game Preview: Veribest Falcons vs. Irion County Hornets

The Veribest Falcons will challenge the Irion County Hornets at 6:15 p.m. on Friday. Veribest has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with ten straight losses, while Irion County will come in with 11 straight wins.

Veribest lost 48-22 to Bronte on Tuesday.

Meanwhile, Irion County was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past Bronte 57-16. The Hornets have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 18 contests by 20 points or more this season.

Irion County pushed their record up to 25-5 with the victory, which was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 27.4 points per game. As for Veribest, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-12.

Veribest was dealt a bruising 54-6 loss at the hands of Irion County in their previous meeting on January 7th. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Veribest was down 26-5.