The Brownsboro Bears will face off against the Athens Hornets at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
On Tuesday, Brownsboro didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Kemp, but they still walked away with a 73-69 victory.
Meanwhile, Athens had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9 points) and they went ahead and made it six on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 64-41 margin over the Yellowjackets. Given the Hornets' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 320th, while the Yellowjackets are ranked 772nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Brownsboro pushed their record up to 13-14 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.0 points per game. As for Athens, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-8 record this season.
Brownsboro lost to Athens at home by a decisive 71-52 margin in their previous matchup on January 7th. Will Brownsboro have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other basketball content.
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