The Hale Center Owls will head out on the road to take on the Olton Mustangs at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Hale Center took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They took their contest with ease, bagging a 97-33 win over Bovina. Given the Owls' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 417th, while the Mustangs are ranked 1508th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Olton had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 42 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They blew past the Longhorns 89-32.
Hale Center pushed their record up to 17-7 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.6 points per game. As for Olton, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-4 record this season.
Hale Center skirted past Olton 53-50 in their previous matchup on January 10th. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hale Center since the team 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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