Texas High School Basketball - Blackwell nudges Sterling City
December 14, 2024: Blackwell, TX 79506 The crowd at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Blackwell Hornets (Blackwell, TX) and the visiting Sterling City Eagles (Sterling City, TX), observed Blackwell's basketball team edge Sterling City by a score of 33-26.
The Hornets (9-6) will now prepare for their challenge against Veribest (Veribest, TX). The Falcons come into the 1A Region II District 11 challenge with a 3-3 record. In their last challenge, Veribest was tipped by Water Valley (Water Valley, TX), 53-13, in a league challenge.
In their next game, the Eagles encounter the Reagan County Owls (Big Lake, TX) in a 2A Region I District 7 challenge, on Tuesday, December 17. Sterling City will attempt to improve on its 8-5 season record. The Owls come into the challenge with a 9-7 record after their 44-20 league loss to Ozona (Ozona, TX).