After flying high against Shepherd last Thursday, Tarkington came back down to earth. The Tarkington Longhorns lost to the Hamshire-Fannett Longhorns on the road by a 59-42 margin on Tuesday. Tarkington has struggled against Hamshire-Fannett recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
| 01/28/25 @ Hamshire-Fannett | 19 |
| 01/23/25 vs Shepherd | 22 |
| 01/17/25 vs Hardin-Jefferson | 16 |
| 01/14/25 @ Livingston | 24 |
| 01/10/25 vs Hargrave | 15 |
Despite the loss, Tarkington saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Layla Watson dropped a double-double on 20 points and 19 boards. Watson is crushing it when it comes to rebounds: she's pulled down at least 13 every time she's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Abigail Rodriguez, who posted 12 points in addition to five assists and five boards.
Even though they lost, Tarkington smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive boards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Hamshire-Fannett only pulled down eight offensive rebounds.
It was another big night for Olivia Moore, who went 9 of 16 en route to 25 points along with five rebounds and three steals for Hamshire-Fannett. The team also got some help courtesy of Reese Speight, who had nine points in addition to seven steals and five boards.
Tarkington now has a losing record at 13-14. As for Hamshire-Fannett, they have been performing well recently as they've won 13 of their last 16 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 24-9 record this season.
Coincidentally, both will both be playing Liberty the next time they take the court. Tarkington will host Liberty at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, while Hamshire-Fannett will head out to face them at 6:00 p.m. on February 4th.
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