The Sulphur Springs Wildcats will square off against the Hooks Hornets at 6:15 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Sulphur Springs will head into Tuesday's match on the come-up: they were handed a heart-breaking two-point defeat in their last game, but they sure didn't let that happen against Mineola on Tuesday. Sulphur Springs was the clear victor by a 54-32 margin over Mineola. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 160th, while the Yellowjackets are ranked 580th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Hooks was fully in charge on Tuesday, breezing past Queen City 75-18. That looming 75-18 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Hornets yet this season.
Hooks' win was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 15-2. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.8 points per game. As for Sulphur Springs, their victory bumped their record up to 12-4.
Sulphur Springs came out on top in a nail-biter against Hooks in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, sneaking past 43-40. Does Sulphur Springs have another victory up their sleeve, or will Hooks turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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