The Declo Hornets will square off against the Aberdeen Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Declo has 13 straight victories, Aberdeen has six straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Saturday, Declo strolled past Soda Springs with points to spare, taking the game 59-42. Given the Hornets' advantage in MaxPreps' Idaho basketball rankings (they are ranked 12th, while the Cardinals are ranked 92nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Aberdeen came up short against West Side on Saturday and fell 55-44.
Aberdeen's loss dropped their record down to 2-11. As for Declo, their win was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-0.
Declo came up short against Aberdeen when the teams last played back in January of 2024, falling 44-31. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Aberdeen's Canon Foster, who went 8 of 16 on his way to 22 points. Now that Declo knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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