Flatonia and Hearne squared off in some playoff action on Thursday, but Flatonia had to settle for second. They were dealt a 78-46 loss at the hands of the Hearne Eagles. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1131st, while the Eagles are ranked 488th).
Dereion Mitchell continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Hearne, dropping a double-double with 18 points and 12 rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Mitchell a new career-high in field goal percentage (82%). Zayden Mercer was another key player, dropping a double-double with ten points and ten boards.
Flatonia's defeat dropped their record down to 18-14. As for Hearne, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 26-5 record this season.
As of now, neither Flatonia nor Hearne have any future games scheduled.
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