The Harlan Hawks's road trip will continue as they head out to face the O'Connor Panthers on February 26th. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Harlan had already proven themselves in the regular season, and didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They came out on top against Harlingen by a score of 65-56 on Friday.
Kameron Williams went supernova for Harlan, scoring 26 points. Williams continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Knowledge Carter was another key contributor, scoring 15 points.
Meanwhile, O'Connor came tearing into Friday's matchup with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 29 points) and they left with even more momentum. They put the hurt on Hanna with a sharp 72-46 win. Given O'Connor's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 108th, while Hanna is ranked 477th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Harlan has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 23-11 record this season. As for O'Connor, their victory bumped their record up to 24-12.
Harlan came out on top in a nail-biter against O'Connor in their previous meeting back in January, sneaking past 61-59. The rematch might be a little tougher for Harlan 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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