New Diana won the last time they faced Hughes Springs and things went their way on Tuesday too. The New Diana Eagles snuck past the Hughes Springs Mustangs with a 40-36 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Eagles.
| 01/14/25 vs Hughes Springs | 11 |
| 12/05/24 @ Non Varsity Tournament Opponent | 10 |
| 01/11/25 @ Daingerfield | 8 |
| 12/12/24 vs Prestonwood Christian North | 7 |
| 12/31/24 vs North Hopkins | 7 |
New Diana was led to victory by Jolie Ballard and Taryn Reece. Ballard almost dropped a double-double on 15 points and nine boards, while Reece posted 11 points and six rebounds. Those 11 points gave Reece a new career-high.
New Diana was working as a unit and finished the game with 13 assists. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their assist total in four consecutive games.
New Diana's victory ended a six-game drought at home and bumped them up to 13-14. As for Hughes Springs, they dropped their record down to 11-15 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road.
New Diana will venture away from home to take on Chapel Hill at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. New Diana is facing Chapel Hill at the right time seeing as Chapel Hill is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Hughes Springs, they will square off against Daingerfield at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Hughes Springs will also cruise into their next match with the timing on their side: Daingerfield will have lost 16 straight heading into Friday's contest.
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