Hooks and Atlanta are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2021, but not for long. The Hooks Hornets will take on the Atlanta Rabbits in a holiday battle at at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Hooks is headed into Friday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Tuesday. They fell 63-56 to Liberty-Eylau. 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 457th, while the Leopards are ranked 119th).
Meanwhile, Atlanta made easy work of Queen City on Tuesday and carried off a 60-38 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Rabbits.
Atlanta has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 8-8 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.8 points per game. As for Hooks, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-7.
Everything went Hooks' way against Atlanta in their previous meeting back in February, as Hooks made off with a 76-55 victory. Will Hooks repeat their success, or does Atlanta have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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