Dodd City was the 48-27 winner over Saltillo when they last played one another back in March of 2021, but their luck changed this time around. The Dodd City Hornets fell to the Saltillo Lions 44-40. While losing is never fun, the Hornets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 612th, while the Lions are ranked 197th).
Dodd City now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Saltillo, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 16-3.
Dodd City will be home for the holidays to greet Van Alstyne at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Saltillo will take on Pittsburg in a holiday battle at at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Pittsburg is on a five-game streak of home wins, Saltillo a four-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court.
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