Bronte hasn't had much luck against Irion County recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Bronte Longhorns will head out to challenge the Irion County Hornets at 7:45 p.m.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 50-19, which was the final score in Bronte's tilt against Robert Lee on Thursday. While losing is never fun, the Longhorns can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1417th, while the Steers are ranked 508th).
Meanwhile, Irion County had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 46.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged the Steers out 44-41. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Hornets have posted since January 12, 2024.
Irion County has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.4 points per game. As for Bronte, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-14.
Bronte lost to Irion County on the road by a decisive 41-24 margin in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. Can Bronte avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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