Tulia suffered their closest loss since November 10, 2023 on Saturday. They fell just short of the Hale Center Owls by a score of 53-51. While losing is never fun, the Hornets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 681st, while the Owls are ranked 160th).
| 12/14/24 vs Hale Center | 21 |
| 12/03/24 vs Sanford-Fritch | 18 |
| 11/19/24 vs Lockney | 17 |
| 11/21/24 @ Northside | 16 |
| 12/30/23 @ Saint Mary's Hall | 15 |
Despite the loss, Tulia still got an impressive performance from Nic Carrasco, who went 9 for 18 on his way to 21 points in addition to seven boards and four steals. Those 21 points gave Carrasco a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Zaiden Jalomo, who went 5 of 11 on his way to 11 points along with seven boards and five assists.
Tulia has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-6 record this season. As for Hale Center, their victory bumped their record up to 7-2.
Tulia will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Abernathy at 6:30 p.m. Tulia is facing Abernathy at the right time seeing as Abernathy is stuck on a three-game losing streak. Hale Center will take on Lorenzo in a holiday battle at at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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