Basketball Recap: Van Buren Piles Up the Points Against Thaden

Pointers

Margin (Wins)

12/11/25 @ Seneca	58
12/12/25 @ Thaden	49
11/11/25 vs Clarksville	37
11/13/25 vs Mena	31
12/01/25 vs Greenbrier	30

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Van Buren). They took their game on Friday with ease, bagging an 83-34 victory over the Thaden Barnstormer. The Pointers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six contests by 22 points or more this season.

The win made it two in a row for Van Buren and bumps their season record up to 7-2. The victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 81.5 points over those games. As for Thaden, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-1.

Looking ahead, Van Buren will take on Hall in a tournament on Thursday. As for Thaden, they are packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game of the season: they will challenge Lincoln at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. This will be the Barnstormer's first chance to prove their worth in the conference.