Basketball Game Preview: Miller Buccaneers vs. Flour Bluff Hornets

By Team Reports Jan 16, 2025, 3:21am

Basketball Preview: Miller Buccaneers vs. Flour Bluff Hornets

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The Miller Buccaneers will head out to face off against the Flour Bluff Hornets at 6:15 p.m. on Friday.

Last Tuesday, Miller came up short against Alice and fell 47-38. While the Buccaneers didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Coyotes 16-8 in the first quarter.

Meanwhile, Flour Bluff entered their tilt with Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial on Tuesday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Eagles 56-23. Given the Hornets' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 88th, while the Eagles are ranked 575th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Flour Bluff pushed their record up to 18-5 with the victory, which was their 13th straight on the road dating back to last season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.4 points per game. As for Miller, their loss dropped their record down to 13-13.

Miller ended up a good deal behind Flour Bluff in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, losing 44-25. Can Miller avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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