After flying high against Stanley last Thursday, Florien came back down to earth. The Florien Blackcats took a 62-49 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Simpson Broncos on Monday. While losing is never fun, the Blackcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 73rd, while the Broncos are ranked 20th).
Florien has traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 17-12 record this season. As for Simpson, their victory was their 27th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 32-2.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Florien has already played their next game (against Zwolle), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Simpson will head out on the road to square off against Hornbeck at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Simpson's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last eight contests.
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