It may have taken overtime to finish the job, but the Plainview Hornets ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They came out on top against Washington-Marion by a score of 68-59. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Despite the loss, Washington-Marion still got an impressive performance from Fantasy Brown, who dropped a double-double on 36 points and 12 rebounds. Brown hasn't dropped below two steals for five straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Lashayla Victorian, who scored 5 points along with 4 steals.
The win makes it two in a row for Plainview and bumps their season record up to 5-7. As for Washington-Marion, they have not been sharp recently, as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-3 record this season.
Plainview will look to defend their home court on Friday against Pine Prairie at 5:00 p.m. Pine Prairie will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Louisiana Rankings (they are ranked 321st, while Plainview is ranked 136th). Washington-Marion is on the road again on Saturday and play against South Beauregard at 1:00 p.m. on December 2nd.