The New Home Leopards are taking a road trip to challenge the Abernathy Antelopes at 6:15 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.
Last Tuesday, New Home earned a 55-47 win over Estacado. Given the Leopards' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 73rd, while the Matadors are ranked 215th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Abernathy waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They put the hurt on the Bobcats with a sharp 55-34 victory.
Abernathy has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-6 record this season. As for New Home, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 11-4.
Everything came up roses for New Home against Abernathy in their previous meeting back in December of 2021, as the team secured a 77-46 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for New Home since the squad 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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