Basketball Game Preview: Gatesville Hornets vs. McGregor Bulldogs

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Previous Games

12/05/23 - Away	41-38 W
11/07/23 - Home	52-24 W
12/08/20 - Home	42-52 L
11/21/17 - Home	78-31 W
11/22/16 - Away	54-39 W
+ 2 more games

Gatesville is 6-1 against McGregor since November of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Gatesville Hornets will look to defend their home court against the McGregor Bulldogs at 5:15 p.m.

McGregor is facing Gatesville at the wrong time: Gatesville suffered their first home loss of the season on Tuesday and they're likely out for redemption. They took a 54-43 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Wildcats.

Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for McGregor on Friday. They put the hurt on Holland with a sharp 43-19 victory. The contest was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Bulldogs had established a 22 point advantage.

McGregor has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 21.6 points per game. As for Gatesville, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-6.

Gatesville came out on top in a nail-biter against McGregor in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, sneaking past 41-38. Does Gatesville have another victory up their sleeve, or will McGregor turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.