Pine Tree was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They fell 52-42 to the Athens Hornets. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1079th, while the Hornets are ranked 420th).
Pine Tree's defeat dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Athens, the victory (which was their eighth in a row) raised their record to 8-2.
Coming up, Pine Tree will take on Chapel Hill at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. The Pirates will need to watch out since the Bulldogs have now posted at least 55 points in their last three contests. As for Athens, they will head out to take on Lindale at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. This will be the Hornets' first chance to prove their worth in the conference.
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