The Flour Bluff Hornets and the Miller Buccaneers will face off at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played.
Flour Bluff is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Ray just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Friday. They fell to the Texans 45-41. While the Hornets didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Texans 12-8 in the first quarter.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Miller). They walked away with a 74-65 victory over Gregory-Portland on Friday. The win was familiar territory for the Buccaneers who have now won three matchups in a row.
Miller's win came from a few key players Flour Bluff will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Dexter Brantley, who went 7 for 12 on his way to 17 points. He is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of George Simmons, who posted ten points in addition to six assists and three steals.
Miller smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in five consecutive games.
Miller has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.3 points per game. As for Flour Bluff, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-11.
Flour Bluff came up short against Miller when the teams last played back in February of 2020, falling 73-69. Thankfully for Flour Bluff, Brian Luis (who went 11 of 19 on his way to 31 points) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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