The Irion County Hornets will wrap up 2024 with a road trip to face off against the Grandfalls-Royalty Cowboys on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Friday, Irion County lost to Robert Lee at home by a 52-38 margin.
Meanwhile, Grandfalls-Royalty was not able to break out of their rough patch two weeks ago as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They were six points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 50-44 heartbreaker at the hands of Holy Cross. One positive for the Cowboys, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.
Despite the loss, Grandfalls-Royalty saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Jason Burns posted 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Aiden Dominguez, who had nine points.
Irion County's defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 5-5. As for Grandfalls-Royalty, their loss dropped their record down to 1-4.
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