The Huntsville Hornets just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Brenham Cubs at 6:15 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Huntsville has three straight wins, Brenham has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Huntsville will head into Thursday's contest hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Friday (they won by 26) and on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against College Station, sneaking past 31-29. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Hornets have posted since November 16, 2023.
Meanwhile, Brenham and Montgomery faced off in a Battle of the Bears on Thursday. Brenham received a blow as they fell 53-38 to Montgomery. While losing is never fun, the Cubs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 632nd, while the Bears are ranked 276th).
Huntsville is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a massive bump to their 17-12 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 50.5 points per game. As for Brenham, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-17.
Everything went Huntsville's way against Brenham in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, as Huntsville made off with a 61-35 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Huntsville since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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