Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only the Irion County Hornets walked away with it. They came out on top against the Eagles by a score of 54-42 on Monday. The win was familiar territory for Irion County who now have seven in a row.
Van Horn lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Gio Corralez, who scored 17 points along with two steals. Corralez is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last six games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Joey Anchondo, who scored 15 points along with six rebounds.
Irion County has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-8 record this season. As for Van Horn, their defeat dropped their record down to 24-10.
Irion County will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Benjamin at 4:00 p.m. on March 1st. Benjamin knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past 21 matchups -- so hopefully Irion County likes a good challenge. Van Horn does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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