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| 01/07/25 - Home | 58-45 W |
| 12/09/17 - Home | 56-44 W |
| 12/11/15 - Neutral | 47-39 W |
Abernathy has gone 3-0 against Tahoka recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Abernathy Antelopes will square off against the Tahoka Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Abernathy has three straight wins, Tahoka has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Tuesday, Abernathy was fully in charge, breezing past Post 83-31. Given Abernathy's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 582nd, while Post is ranked 1382nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Tahoka didn't have quite enough to beat New Deal on Tuesday and fell 51-48.
Abernathy will need focus on slowing down Sacha Loi, one of several Tahoka players who made an impact when they last played. He almost dropped a double-double on 11 points and nine boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Caleb Watt, who posted eight points and eight rebounds.
Even though they lost, Tahoka smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 20 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 12 offensive rebounds in five consecutive matchups.
Abernathy pushed their record up to 16-8 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.2 points per game. As for Tahoka, their loss dropped their record down to 7-15.
Abernathy was able to grind out a solid win over Tahoka when the teams last played on January 7th, winning 58-45. The rematch might be a little tougher for Abernathy since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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