It was a proper cat-fight when Harleton took on Neches on Friday. The Harleton Wildcats took a 54-36 bruising from the Neches Tigers. The Wildcats have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Harleton lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Drake Phillips, who went 5 for 9 on his way to 13 points in addition to six boards and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaxon Little, who posted four points.
Harleton's loss dropped their record down to 2-8. As for Neches, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 6-6.
Harleton didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 52-30 win against New Summerfield on the 7th. As for Neches, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 50-37 defeat against Leverett's Chapel on the 7th.
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