Hempstead hasn't had much luck against Hitchcock recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Hempstead Bobcats will challenge the Hitchcock Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m.
Hempstead is headed into Friday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 12th straight game on Tuesday. They had to suffer through a 79-37 loss at the hands of Brazos.
Meanwhile, Hitchcock came tearing into Tuesday's contest with seven straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 34.6 points) and they left with even more momentum. They breezed by the Bulldogs to the tune of 73-44. Given Hitchcock's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 275th, while Boling is ranked 847th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Hitchcock is also on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 21-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.0 points per game. As for Hempstead, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-16.
Hempstead took a serious blow against Hitchcock when the teams last played two weeks ago, falling 76-32. Can Hempstead avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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