The Van Horn Eagles will venture away from home to square off against the Kermit Yellow Jackets at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Van Horn is headed into the game having just suffered their biggest loss since November 21, 2025 on Friday. They had to suffer through a 58-26 loss at the hands of Buena Vista. The defeat continues a trend for the Eagles in their meetings with the Longhorns: they've now lost three in a row.
Meanwhile, Kermit earned a 55-43 victory over Rankin on Tuesday.
Van Horn better focus on containing Mario Perez and Keaton Thomas as the pair were huge in Kermit's win. Perez shot 63% from the field on his way to 10 points in addition to six assists and three steals, while Thomas went 7-for-16 to rack up 17 points and four steals. That's the most assists Perez has posted since back in November of 2024. Dre'Lyn Bossett was another key player, putting up five points along with six boards and four steals.
Kermit's record is now 11-8. As for Van Horn, their loss dropped their record down to 8-11.
Van Horn couldn't quite get it done against Kermit in their previous matchup back in February of 2022 as they fell 61-51. Thankfully for the Eagles, Zamarion Connally (who shot 60% from the field en route to 23 points and eight steals) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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