Recap: Longview Lobos vs. Hallsville Bobcats
After a string of seven wins, the Longview Lobos's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They took a 71-64 hit to the loss column at the hands of Hallsville. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as Longview came into the matchup with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 72nd, while Hallsville is ranked 243rd).
Despite the loss, Longview still got an impressive performance from Robert Blandburg, who dropped a double-double on 26 points and 13 rebounds. Another player making a difference was Chris Head, who scored 14 points along with four steals.
Longview's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 29-4. As for Hallsville, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 22-11 record this season.
Longview does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Hallsville, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Nacogdoches at 7:00 p.m. Hallsville is on a six-game streak of home wins, Nacogdoches a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court.
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