The Farmer basketball boys (9-0), ranked 7th by the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches, will be going head to head against Arlington Heights (3-3) this Saturday at Noon at the Wilkinson Activity Center. Last year the team won 51-47, and this year the team is hoping for the same result.

“I think we go out and play well, we should do well in the game,” head coach Gary Collier said. “We should have a good chance of winning if we go out and play well. They’re kind of a young team. They’re kind of big but they’re very young. They don’t have the guards that we have so hopefully we can take advantage of them not having the guards.”

Two things that could be a potential threat to the Farmers are Arlington Heights’ stature and their offense.

“They’re pretty tall,” Collier said. “They’re probably able to switch a lot of screens. They get a lot of offensive rebounds.”

After an icy cancellation of the Curtis Culwell Invitational last weekend, Collier said the team struggled getting back on their feet during practice.

“I just hated that fact that we were on a really good rhythm,” Collier said. “I think with conditioning concerns, it was easier with the guys because we were finally able to practice on Monday and during practice they were a little more tired than they normally would be, but I think we’re okay now. We’re back on the right track. I think they hurt us a little bit, but I think since we won [against Cedar Hill last Tuesday], we’ll be able to get it back in time.”

Up to now, the team has had in total, 603 points on the court, a good amount of those from Anthony Davis averaging 14.3 points points per game, Diamante Langston averaging 12.8 points per game, and Kaelin Love, averaging 9.9 points per game. In free throws, Davis completes 80 percent of his attempts.

Collier said he feels no pressure being a winning streak team, but senior Durwan Green definitely feels it.

“It’s a lot of pressure because you have your friends and just the thought of you losing one game is knocking your ranking all the way back down, so that’s pressure in itself,” Green said. “And then [there is pressure] just to play good for our teammates and play good for ourselves and play good for Lewisville Farmer fans.”