The Azle Hornets will take on the Saginaw Rough Riders in a holiday battle at at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Azle will be strutting in after a victory while Saginaw will be coming in after a defeat.
Azle picked up another tournament win on Friday. They slipped by Connally 53-52.
Meanwhile, Saginaw lost to Mesquite at home by a 67-52 margin on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Rough Riders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 591st, while the Skeeters are ranked 283rd).
Azle's win bumped their record up to 8-12. As for Saginaw, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-10.
Azle took a serious blow against Saginaw in their previous matchup back in January, falling 93-40. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Azle was down 47-20.
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