Pine Tree is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Athens is on a five-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Pine Tree Pirates will host the Athens Hornets at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Pine Tree has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Pine Tree is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed past Henderson to the tune of 85-49 on Tuesday. The victory continues a trend for the Pirates in their matchups with the Lions: they've now won five in a row.
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Athens beat Van 52-47 on Tuesday. Given the Hornets' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 279th, while the Vandals are ranked 563rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Athens is on a roll lately: they've won 16 of their last 17 games, which provided a nice bump to their 23-8 record this season. As for Pine Tree, their win bumped their record up to 20-12.
Pine Tree came up short against Athens in their previous matchup back in December of 2016, falling 68-61. Thankfully for Pine Tree, Gary Lyons (who dropped a double-double with 22 points and 12 rebounds) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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