Basketball Recap: Olton Beats Hale Center for Their Fifth Straight Victory

Mustangs

Previous 5 Games

01/28/25 vs Hale Center	60-42
01/24/25 @ Lockney	89-32
01/21/25 @ Bovina	82-16
01/17/25 @ Farwell	68-59
01/14/25 vs Sudan	79-28

Olton had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 45.8 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Tuesday. They enjoyed a cozy 60-42 victory over the Hale Center Owls. This was a revenge game for the Mustangs: when they faced off against the Owls on January 10th, they had to take a 53-50 defeat.

Olton's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 21-4. As for Hale Center, their loss dropped their record down to 17-8.

Olton and Hale Center should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Texas Rankings. Olton (ranked 291st) will meet Sudan (ranked 1078th) at 7:45 p.m. on Friday. Similarly, Hale Center will square off against Lockney at 7:30 p.m. on Friday up 963 places (416 vs. 1379).