The Hooks Hornets will take on the Tatum Eagles on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Hooks is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They breezed past New Diana to the tune of 86-26. The victory was nothing new for the Hornets as they're now sitting on 11 straight.
Meanwhile, Tatum had already won ten in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 33.8 points) and they went ahead and made it 11 on Monday. They blew past the Bulldogs, posting a 71-28 win. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 296th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 908th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Tatum's victory was their eighth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 23-6. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.6 points over those games. As for Hooks, their win bumped their record up to 29-5.
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