The Athens Hornets will venture away from home to face off against the Mabank Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Athens will bounce into Tuesday's contest after beating Canton, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Athens came out on top against Canton by a score of 59-47 on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Hornets.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Mabank, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They secured a 72-68 W over Kemp on Saturday. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 332nd, while the Yellowjackets are ranked 782nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Mabank's win was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 13-5. As for Athens, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-8 record this season.
Things could have been worse for Athens, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 63-49 loss to Mabank when the teams last played back in February of 2024. Can Athens avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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