Basketball Recap: Lufkin Beats Hallsville for Their 26th Straight Win

Panthers

Previous Games

01/24/25 vs Hallsville	43-30
01/22/25 @ Tyler	76-64
01/17/25 vs Nacogdoches	70-27
01/14/25 @ Whitehouse	56-21
01/07/25 vs Jacksonville	81-51
+ 21 more games

Lufkin had already won 25 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 25.8 points) and they went ahead and made it 26 on Friday. They walked away with a 43-30 victory over the Hallsville Bobcats. The 43-point effort marked the Panthers' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.

Lufkin pushed their record up to 29-2 with the win, which was their 16th straight at home. As for Hallsville, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 21-9.

Lufkin and Hallsville should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Texas Rankings. Lufkin (ranked 25th) will meet Texas (ranked 280th) at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Similarly, Hallsville will take on Whitehouse at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday up 610 places (116 vs. 726).