Athens was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They came up short against the Van Vandals, falling 51-26. 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 962nd, while the Vandals are ranked 466th).
Athens' defeat dropped their record down to 9-19. As for Van, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 15-13.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Athens will square off against rival Lindale at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Van is set to challenge their familiar foe Brownsboro at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday.
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