Irion County was the 42-30 winner over Robert Lee when they last played one another back in February, but their luck changed this time around. The Irion County Hornets took a hard 52-38 fall against the Robert Lee Steers on Friday. 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 806th, while the Steers are ranked 383rd).
Irion County's loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 5-5. As for Robert Lee, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 13-3.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Irion County will be taking part in a tournament against Grandfalls-Royalty on Friday. Irion County is facing Grandfalls-Royalty at the right time seeing as Grandfalls-Royalty is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Robert Lee, they will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Water Valley at 7:30 p.m. on January 3, 2025.
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