If Albany was riding high fresh off their 58-35 takedown of Ranger last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Albany Lions were outmatched by the Hawley Bearcats and fell 54-26. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1205th, while the Bearcats are ranked 581st).
Albany's loss was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 3-11. As for Hawley, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-7 record this season.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Stamford the next time they take the court. Hawley will host Stamford at 6:15 p.m. on December 17th, while Albany will head out to face them at 6:15 p.m. on December 20th.
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