On Saturday, the Hiram Hornets were within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 57-51 to the Darlington Tigers. While losing is never fun, the Hornets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 313th, while the Tigers are ranked 76th).
Hiram's loss dropped their record down to 4-6. As for Darlington, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-1.
Hiram has already played their next match, a 75-54 defeat against Allatoona on the 17th. As for Darlington, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, an 85-31 victory against Pepperell on the 17th.
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