The West Sabine Tigers will head out to take on the Hemphill Hornets at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. West Sabine will be strutting in after a victory while Hemphill will be coming in after a loss.
West Sabine will head into Friday's match hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by 39) and on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They skirted past Shelbyville 42-39.
Meanwhile, Hemphill was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They had to suffer through a 56-23 loss at the hands of Woden. While losing is never fun, the Hornets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1289th, while the Eagles are ranked 637th).
West Sabine's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-8. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 25.4 points per game. As for Hemphill, their loss dropped their record down to 4-18.
Everything came up roses for West Sabine against Hemphill in their previous matchup back in January, as the squad secured a 59-15 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for West Sabine since the team 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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