The Hemphill Hornets will head out to take on the Shelbyville Dragons at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hemphill will be strutting in after a win while Shelbyville will be coming in after a defeat.
Hemphill is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 63-19 victory over Corrigan-Camden. The Hornets didn't have much to brag about two games back, but this win makes it their second in a row.
Meanwhile, Shelbyville suffered their biggest loss since January 26th last Friday. They were outmatched by Chireno and fell 69-29. While losing is never fun, the Dragons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 778th, while the Owls are ranked 187th).
Hemphill's victory ended a seven-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-8. As for Shelbyville, their defeat was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 12-6.
Hemphill was able to grind out a solid win over Shelbyville in their previous matchup back in November of 2022, winning 52-43. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hemphill 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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