The Columbus Falcons will head out on the road to face off against the Olive Branch Conquistadors at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the pair posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Columbus has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They fell just short of Callaway by a score of 68-65. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Thursday (58), Columbus still had to take the loss.
Meanwhile, Olive Branch came tearing into Thursday's match with nine straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 26.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They took down Grenada 84-65. The score was all tied up 38-38 at the break, but Olive Branch was the better team in the second half.
Columbus has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 19-10 record this season. As for Olive Branch, they pushed their record up to 25-5 with that win, which was their 16th straight on the road dating back to last season.
Columbus didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Olive Branch in their previous meeting back in December of 2021, but they still walked away with a 47-41 victory. Does Columbus have another victory up their sleeve, or will Olive Branch turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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