Having just played yesterday, the Hoover Patriots will jump right back in to play the Frontier Titans at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday. Hoover has insisted on making their lastfour contests complete nail-biters, turning in a record of 2-2 during that stretch of close contests.
Hoover is headed into the match having just suffered their closest loss since January 16, 2024 on Friday. They fell just short of Sanger by a score of 53-50. The Patriots haven't had much luck with the Apaches recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was RJ Franklin, who posted 11 points. Another player making a difference was Cesar Juarez, who earned nine points.
Meanwhile, on ThursdayGarces Memorial kept up with Frontier until halftime, but afterwards: not so much. Frontier put the hurt on Garces Memorial with a sharp 63-38 victory. The Titans have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven games by 25 points or more this season.
Hoover's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-7. As for Frontier, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a massive bump to their 10-12 record this season.
Things could have been worse for Hoover, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 50-31 loss to Frontier when the teams last played back in December of 2022. Can Hoover avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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