The Bovina Mustangs are taking a road trip to square off against the Hale Center Owls at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Bovina is coming into the contest on a five-game losing streak.
On Tuesday, Bovina was beaten by Olton 82-16. While losing is never fun, Bovina can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1531st, while Olton is ranked 269th).
Meanwhile, after a string of five wins, Hale Center's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They took a 56-45 hit to the loss column at the hands of Farwell. While the Owls didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Steers 18-7 in the first quarter.
Hale Center's defeat was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 16-7. As for Bovina, their loss dropped their record down to 3-11.
Bovina strolled past Hale Center when the teams last played back in February of 2023 by a score of 63-47. Will Bovina repeat their success, or does Hale Center have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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