The Tekoa Academy Knight will face off against the Bob Hope Eagles at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Tekoa Academy has struggled recently with five losses in a row, while Bob Hope will arrive with five straight victories.
Tekoa Academy is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Good Samaritan HomeSchool on Monday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Tekoa Academy was beaten by Good Samaritan HomeSchool 49-7. While losing is never fun, the Knight can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1598th, while the Hornets are ranked 171st).
Meanwhile, Bob Hope beat Humble Christian 32-25 on Thursday.
Bob Hope has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 33.4 points. As for Tekoa Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-5.
Tekoa Academy skirted past Bob Hope 34-32 in their previous meeting back in February of 2019. Does Tekoa Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Bob Hope turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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