If Hurley was riding high fresh off their 90-70 takedown of Golden City last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Hurley Tigers came up short against the Halfway Cardinals on Tuesday, falling 55-35. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 442nd, while the Cardinals are ranked 218th).
Hurley's loss dropped their record down to 4-8. As for Halfway, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 7-2.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Hurley will challenge Fair Play at 5:30 p.m. on January 14th. Hurley is facing Fair Play at the right time seeing as Fair Play is stuck on a seven-game losing streak. As for Halfway, they will face off against Pleasant Hope at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Halfway's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last four matchups.
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