Basketball Game Preview: Booker Tornadoes vs. Seminole Warhawks

The Booker Tornadoes will face off against the Seminole Warhawks at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Booker knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past five games -- so hopefully Seminole likes a good challenge.

Last Friday, Booker strolled past Wesley Chapel with points to spare, taking the game 73-56. Given the Tornadoes' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 43rd, while the Wildcats are ranked 143rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Brianna Behn continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a triple-double on 21 points, 13 rebounds, and ten assists. The matchup was her third in a row with at least ten points. Jsiyah Taylor was another key player, putting up 13 points in addition to seven steals and five assists.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Seminole, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They blew past Sports Leadership & Management 72-38 on Thursday. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 43-12.

The match pitted two dominant guards against one another in Riley Turknett and Skylar Payne. Turknett had a great game and posted 14 points along with seven assists and six steals. Meanwhile, Payne was balling out in the loss, going 7 of 14 en route to 16 points and seven boards.

Booker's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-6. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 33.4 points. As for Seminole, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 11-14.

Everything came up roses for Booker against Seminole in their previous meeting back in December of 2014, as the squad secured a 66-31 victory. Will Booker repeat their success, or does Seminole have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.