Basketball Game Preview: Boles Hornets vs. Fannindel Falcons

The Boles Hornets will take on the Fannindel Falcons in a tournament on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Boles has three straight victories, Fannindel has six straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.

Boles is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Boles blew Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy out of the water with a 76-27 final score. The Hornets have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five games by 20 points or more this season.

Zion Mcfadden was his usual excellent self, going 9 for 14 on his way to 19 points in addition to eight boards and five assists. He is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Jeremiah King, who posted seven points in addition to seven assists and four steals.

They weren't the only one working in the assists department: Boles was working as a unit and finished the game with 21 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in February.

Meanwhile, Fannindel came up short against Bonham on Friday and fell 54-42. While losing is never fun, the Falcons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1541st, while the Warriors are ranked 624th).

Boles has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 8-8 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.6 points per game. As for Fannindel, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-8.