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At this time last year, Horatio was set to begin their run towards their fourth state championship, and a hard-fought win over Smackover in the regional tournament was the first hurdle the Lions climbed on their way to Fayetteville.

Fast forward to the present day, and the roles have been reversed.

When the schools meet at 5 p.m. on Saturday at the 3A-4 Regional Tournament, Smackover (13-14) will enter as the top seed having won the 3A-8 conference championship, while Horatio (13-14) had to sweat out a loss by Lafayette County in their final conferen...