The Poteet Aggies will head out on the road to face off against the Hondo Owls at 2:30 p.m. on Monday. Poteet has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last four games.
Poteet is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Lytle on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Poteet came up short against Lytle, falling 89-67. While losing is never fun, the Aggies can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1274th, while the Pirates are ranked 632nd).
Meanwhile, Hondo had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 17.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They claimed a resounding 68-36 victory over the Wolves. The contest marked the Owls' most dominant win of the season.
Hondo has also been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-16 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.2 points per game. As for Poteet, they moved to 10-15 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak.
Poteet beat Hondo 55-43 in their previous matchup back in December of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for Poteet since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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