Basketball Recap: Irion County Has No Trouble Against Garden City

After losing to Garden City the last time they met, Irion County decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Irion County Hornets took down the Garden City Bearkats 43-25 on Tuesday.

Irion County is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.3 points per game. As for Garden City, they dropped their record down to 2-9 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight at home.

Irion County and Garden City could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Texas Rankings. Irion County (ranked 806th) will meet Robert Lee (ranked 383rd) at 7:45 p.m. on Friday. Similarly, Garden City will challenge Veribest at 4:15 p.m. on Friday down 565 places (1055 vs. 490).