Early was the 65-49 winner over Bangs when they last played one another back in November of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Longhorns took a 70-64 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Dragons on Tuesday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Monday (57), the Longhorns still had to take the loss.

Zack Rumfield
| 12/30/25 vs Bangs | 21 |
| 12/29/25 vs Little River Academy | 15 |
| 12/22/25 @ Valley Mills | 15 |
When it comes to explaining why Early lost, don't look at Zack Rumfield. Despite the final result, he posted 21 points along with eight boards and six assists. Rumfield's afternoon made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least 15 points. Another player making a difference was Ian Desai, who shot 60% from the field to rack up 15 points.
Bangs' success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jayden Robinson led the charge by putting up 27 points. Those 27 points gave Robinson a new career-high. Braxton Wommack was another key player, scoring 18 points.
This is the second loss in a row for Early and nudges their season record down to 6-10. As for Bangs, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 7-11 record this season.
Early will head out to square off against Breckenridge at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Bangs, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 58-55 win against Dublin on the 31st.
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