Balmorhea and Irion County squared off in some playoff action on Thursday, but Balmorhea had to settle for second. They were outmatched by the Irion County Hornets and fell 65-35. While losing is never fun, the Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1582nd, while the Hornets are ranked 642nd).
Balmorhea now has a losing record of 8-9. As for Irion County, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 26-7 record this season.
Balmorhea does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Irion County, they will take on Jayton on Monday. Jayton will roll in looking for their 13th straight victory, something Irion County surely won't give up without a fight.
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