After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Bowie, Hale Center was happy to have turned things around on Tuesday. They slipped by the Floydada Whirlwinds 65-64. Given the Owls' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 160th, while the Whirlwinds are ranked 684th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Floydada lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Braun Hobbs, who dropped a double-double on 24 points and 14 rebounds. That was a full 37.5% of Floydada's points, marking the third time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Sergio Valadez, who went 7 of 12 on his way to 16 points in addition to seven boards and three steals.
Hale Center's victory bumped their record up to 6-1. As for Floydada, their loss dropped their record down to 6-6.
Hale Center wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, an 87-40 defeat against Trinity Christian on the 12th. Floydada has also already played their next match, a 67-66 win against Lamesa on the 12th.
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