Basketball Game Preview: Hemphill Hornets vs. Shelbyville Dragons
By Team Reports
Jan 24, 2025, 4:12am
Basketball Preview: Hemphill Hornets vs. Shelbyville Dragons
Having just played yesterday, the Hemphill Hornets will get right back to it and host the Shelbyville Dragons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Hemphill sitting on three straight victories and Shelbyville on ten.
Hemphill is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Corrigan-Camden 70-38 on Thursday. The Hornets pushed the score to 50-28 by the end of the third, a deficit the Bulldogs had little chance of recovering from.
Meanwhile, Shelbyville earned a 35-26 win over Chireno on Wednesday. The 35-point effort marked the Dragons' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Shelbyville pushed their record up to 19-3 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Hemphill, the win got them back to even at 11-11.
Hemphill might still be hurting after the 70-44 loss they got from Shelbyville in their previous matchup back in December of 2024. Will Hemphill have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other basketball content.
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