Basketball Preview: Garner Longhorns vs. Bluff Dale Bobcats
The Garner Longhorns will square off against the Bluff Dale Bobcats at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday. Garner is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 53.2 points per game this season.
Garner will head out to face Bluff Dale after giving up their first home loss of the season on Tuesday. Garner took a 52-44 hit to the loss column at the hands of Olney. The Longhorns have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Despite the loss, Garner got top-tier performance from Dawson Miller, who earned 24 points along with five rebounds. That was a full 54.5% of Garner's points, marking the third time in a row he's scored more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Brayden Martinez, who earned seven points in addition to eight rebounds and three steals.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Bluff Dale). They blew past Cranfills Gap 62-40 on Tuesday. Winning may never get old, but the Bobcats sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Bluff Dale pushed their record up to 5-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 22 points. As for Garner, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-3.
Garner didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Bluff Dale when the teams last played back in December of 2023, but they still walked away with a 43-38 win. Will Garner repeat their success, or does Bluff Dale have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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