New Home was the 77-46 winner over Abernathy when they last played one another back in December of 2021, but their luck changed this time around. The New Home Leopards came up short against the Abernathy Antelopes on Friday, falling 66-43.
Mecailin Marshall was her usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 34 points and 14 rebounds for Abernathy. That makes it four consecutive games in which Marshall has scored at least a third of Abernathy's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kendal Miller, who went 7 of 12 on her way to 16 points and five boards.
New Home's loss ended a nine-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 11-5. As for Abernathy, the win was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 11-6.
New Home and Abernathy should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Texas Rankings. New Home (ranked 73rd) will meet Ralls (ranked 1025th) at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Abernathy (ranked 111th) will meet New Deal (ranked 526th) at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday.
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