The Hemphill Hornets and the Evadale Rebels will compete for holiday cheer at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Hemphill's tournament run continued when they took on Crockett on Friday. Hemphill took a blow against Crockett, falling 67-34. While losing is never fun, the Hornets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1099th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 473rd).
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Saturday Evadale sidestepped Livingston for a 54-52 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Rebels.
Hemphill's loss dropped their record down to 6-8. As for Evadale, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season.
Everything went Hemphill's way against Evadale when the teams last played back in December of 2021, as Hemphill made off with a 62-37 win. Does Hemphill have another victory up their sleeve, or will Evadale turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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