The Hebron Hawks will square off against the Coppell Cowboys at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
On Tuesday, Hebron was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 50-44 to Flower Mound. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Hawks came into the game with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 140th, while the Jaguars are ranked 425th).
Meanwhile, Coppell was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Tuesday as they fell 72-66 to Marcus. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Friday (63), the Cowboys still had to take the loss.
Coppell has traveled a rocky road recently having lost nine of their last 12 contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 13-17 record this season. As for Hebron, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 16-14.
Hebron came out on top in a nail-biter against Coppell in their previous matchup back in January, sneaking past 83-81. Does Hebron have another victory up their sleeve, or will Coppell turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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