Marfa is 0-3 against Fort Hancock since November of 2017 but things could change on Thursday. The Marfa Shorthorns will take on the Fort Hancock Mustangs in a holiday battle at at 1:00 p.m. Marfa has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last four games.
Marfa is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They walked away with a 40-31 victory over Sanderson on Saturday.
Fort Hancock has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They were four points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 55-51 heartbreaker at the hands of Tornillo.
Marfa will need focus on slowing down Patrick Hernandez, one of several Fort Hancock players who made an impact when they last played. He went 7 of 16 on his way to 20 points and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Max Apodaca, who posted eight points along with seven rebounds and three steals.
Fort Hancock's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-5. As for Marfa, their win bumped their record up to 2-4.
Marfa was dealt a bruising 68-26 defeat at the hands of Fort Hancock when the teams last played back in November. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Marfa was down 36-12.
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