If Texas was riding high fresh off their 63-40 takedown of Hallsville last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Texas Tigers fell just short of the Center Roughriders by a score of 51-48 on Tuesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Tigers have suffered since January 2nd.
Edneeuna Barnes was her usual excellent self, almost dropping a double-double on 18 points and nine steals for Center. Barnes has been hot , having posted three or more steals the last six times she's played. Another player making a difference was Kylie Hubbard, who posted ten points plus five rebounds and four steals.
Texas' defeat dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Center, their victory ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-5.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Texas will take on Longview at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday. Longview is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 57.5 points per game this season. As for Center, they will challenge Pollok Central at 6:15 p.m. on Friday.
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