A victory for Hebron just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were beaten by the Lancaster Tigers 71-44. While losing is never fun, the Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 188th, while the Tigers are ranked 32nd).
Lancaster's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Monique Phoenix, who went 7 for 14 en route to 18 points plus three steals. Phoenix has been hot recently, having posted three or more steals the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Arianna Davis, who went 8 for 16 en route to 17 points plus five rebounds and two steals.
Hebron's defeat ended an 11-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 6-7. As for Lancaster, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season.
Hebron has already played their next matchup (against Lancaster), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Lancaster, a feisty cat fight will be fought when the Lancaster Tigers take on the Horn Jaguars at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Horn has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
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