Gatesville is 1-9 against La Vega since December of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Gatesville Hornets will venture away from home to face off against the La Vega Pirates at 8:00 p.m.
On Friday, Gatesville was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 52-47 to Connally. The Hornets have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, La Vega waltzed into their match on Friday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They secured a 50-45 W over the Leopards. Given the Pirates' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 168th, while the Leopards are ranked 500th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
La Vega pushed their record up to 10-2 with the victory, which was their 13th straight on the road dating back to last season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.1 points per game. As for Gatesville, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 17-9.
Gatesville was dealt a bruising 63-34 defeat at the hands of La Vega in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of La Vega's Monta Hilliard, who went 9 for 18 on his way to 21 points along with five assists and three steals. Now that Gatesville knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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