The Lorena Leopards will challenge the Gatesville Hornets at 6:15 p.m. on Friday. Lorena will be strutting in after a victory while Gatesville will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Tuesday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Lorena beat Robinson 41-37. Given the Leopards' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 151st, while the Rockets are ranked 413th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Gatesville played a tough game on Tuesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were dealt an 87-29 loss at the hands of La Vega. The defeat continues a trend for the Hornets in their matchups with the Pirates: they've now lost eight in a row.
Lorena is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 21-8 record this season. As for Gatesville, they now have a losing record at 13-14.
Lorena strolled past Gatesville when the teams last played on January 7th by a score of 59-42. Will Lorena repeat their success, or does Gatesville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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