Basketball Game Preview: DSST: Conservatory Green Hornets vs. DSST: Cedar Falcons

The DSST: Conservatory Green Hornets will take on the DSST: Cedar Falcons in a tournament on Thursday. DSST: Conservatory Green knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past nine matches -- so hopefully DSST: Cedar likes a good challenge.

DSST: Conservatory Green fought the good fight in their overtime contest against DSST: Montview on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell 84-72 to the Knights.

Meanwhile, DSST: Cedar played a tough game on Tuesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They lost 56-35 to DSST: College View. The loss continues a trend for the Falcons in their matchups with the Wolves: they've now lost three in a row.

DSST: Conservatory Green has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matches, which has put a noticeable dent in their 12-9 record this season. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.2 points over those games. As for DSST: Cedar, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-10.

DSST: Conservatory Green couldn't quite finish off DSST: Cedar in their previous meeting two weeks ago and fell 58-56. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of DSST: Cedar's Matt Stophel, who dropped a double-double with 14 points and 23 boards. Now that DSST: Conservatory Green knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.