Basketball Game Preview: Buckhorn Bucks vs. Florence Falcons

The Buckhorn Bucks will head out to take on the Florence Falcons at 6:45 p.m. on Friday. Florence took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Buckhorn, who comes in off a win.

Buckhorn will bounce into Friday's contest after beating Lee, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. Everything went Buckhorn's way against Lee on Tuesday as Buckhorn made off with a 53-31 win. Given the Bucks' advantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 36th, while the Generals are ranked 243rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, Florence was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Tuesday as they fell 55-50 to Bob Jones.

Florence's loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Buckhorn, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season.

Buckhorn beat Florence 71-58 when the teams last played back in December of 2023. Will Buckhorn repeat their success, or does Florence have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.