Athens won against Van last Friday with 56 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Tuesday. The Athens Hornets came out on top against the Lindale Eagles by a score of 56-47. Given the Hornets' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 339th, while the Eagles are ranked 851st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Hornets
| 01/21/25 @ Lindale | 56-47 |
| 01/14/25 @ Mabank | 70-67 |
| 01/10/25 @ Canton | 59-47 |
Athens pushed their record up to 18-8 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.7 points per game. As for Lindale, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-16 record this season.
It'll be a Battle of the Bugs the Athens Hornets take on the Kemp Yellowjackets at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Athens knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past five matches -- so hopefully Kemp likes a good challenge. As for Lindale, they are taking a road trip to challenge Brownsboro at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Brownsboro has three straight victories, Lindale has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
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