The McCamey Badgers will square off against the Fort Hancock Mustangs at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
McCamey took a loss when they played away from home last Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They put the hurt on Van Horn with a sharp 39-17 win.
Meanwhile, Fort Hancock came into Tuesday's contest having lost four straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They walked away with a 58-47 victory over Van Horn on Tuesday. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for the Mustangs' offense, which had struggled in the games prior.
McCamey better focus on containing Armando Munoz and Patrick Hernandez as the pair were huge in Fort Hancock's win. Munoz went 6 for 12 en route to 14 points and seven steals, while Hernandez went 5 of 12 on his way to 16 points and eight rebounds. Those seven steals gave Munoz a new career-high. Inaki Arriaga was another key player, putting up eight points.
Fort Hancock's win ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 17-13. As for McCamey, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-8 record this season.
McCamey strolled past Fort Hancock when the teams last played two weeks ago by a score of 60-41. Will McCamey repeat their success, or does Fort Hancock have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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