The Horizon Huskies will challenge the Buckeye Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Horizon has four straight wins, Buckeye has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Horizon saw some tournament action back in December of 2024. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Desert Edge 72-40. The Huskies have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five matches by 26 points or more this season.
Brennan Korn went supernova for Horizon, going 9 of 16 en route to 24 points and seven rebounds. Another player making a difference was Ethan Hayes, who went 5 of 9 on his way to 12 points.
Horizon smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in five consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 88-31, which was the final score in Buckeye's tilt against Westview on Thursday. While losing is never fun, the Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 267th, while the Knights are ranked 98th).
Horizon's victory bumped their record up to 8-6. As for Buckeye, their loss dropped their record down to 1-10.
Horizon lost to Buckeye at home by a decisive 72-58 margin in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. Can Horizon avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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