The Lockney Longhorns's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Tuesday after their sixth straight loss. They took a 66-58 hit to the loss column at the hands of New Deal. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (55), Lockney still had to take the loss.
When it comes to explaining why Lockney lost, one person who can't be blamed is Nathan Hernandez. Despite the final result, he scored 26 points. Another player making a difference was Dyllan Thiebaud, who scored nine points.
Lockney has traveled a rocky road recently having lost ten of their last 11 matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-18 record this season. As for New Deal, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 11-19.
Lockney does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for New Deal, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Farwell at 6:00 p.m. New Deal is on a three-game streak of home wins, Farwell a nine-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court.
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