TUSCOLA — In a thrilling game of wild runs and momentum swings, it was the Aspermont Lady Hornets who had the last and most important one Thursday night, outlasting Gordon for a 43-42 win in a region II-1A Division II area-round matchup at Jim Ned’s Bill Thornton Arena.

AHS, which trailed by as many as seven points early in the third quarter, closed the game on a 9-4 run over the final 3½ minutes to rally for the victory in the hotly contested matchup that saw a pair of ties and five lead changes in the second half.

The gritty win earned the Lady Hornets (25-7) a trip to the region semifinals, where they’ll face off with with No. 18 Irion County (29-6) next week, while the young Lady Longhorns saw their season end at 22-12.