The Hamshire-Fannett Longhorns will take on the Madisonville Mustangs at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Hamshire-Fannett comes in on four and Madisonville on five.
Hamshire-Fannett is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They blew past Yates, posting a 67-35 victory. Given the Longhorns' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 363rd, while the Lions are ranked 947th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Madisonville posted their closest win since January 10th on Monday. They had just enough and edged Silsbee out 63-60.
Madisonville pushed their record up to 20-10 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.2 points over those games. As for Hamshire-Fannett, their win bumped their record up to 26-9.
Hamshire-Fannett came up short against Madisonville in their previous meeting back in December of 2014, falling 54-45. Can Hamshire-Fannett avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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