Basketball Game Preview: Mill Creek Hawks vs. Lambert Longhorns

The Mill Creek Hawks will face off against the Lambert Longhorns at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Mill Creek knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past three matchups -- so hopefully Lambert likes a good challenge.

Mill Creek barely beat Jackson County the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Hawks were the clear victors by a 55-29 margin over the Panthers on Thursday. The Hawks pushed the score to 52-21 by the end of the third, a deficit the Panthers cut but never quite recovered from.

Meanwhile, Lambert came up short against Johns Creek on Thursday, falling 70-45. The loss put an end to the Longhorns' undefeated start to the season.

Lambert's loss dropped their record down to 2-1. As for Mill Creek, they now also have a winning record of 2-1.

Mill Creek lost to Lambert on the road by a decisive 72-54 margin in their previous meeting back in November of 2023. Can the Hawks avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.