Basketball Game Preview: Fossil Ridge Panthers vs. Chisholm Trail Rangers

The Fossil Ridge Panthers will face off against the Chisholm Trail Rangers at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.

Fossil Ridge is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Aledo just ended the team's six-game winning streak on Friday. They fell just short of the Bearcats by a score of 55-52.

Meanwhile, Chisholm Trail was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They lost 56-34 to Aledo. While losing is never fun, the Rangers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 383rd, while the Bearcats are ranked 175th).

Chisholm Trail's defeat dropped their record down to 11-13. As for Fossil Ridge, their loss dropped their record down to 20-8.

Fossil Ridge beat Chisholm Trail 47-37 in their previous meeting on January 3rd. Will Fossil Ridge repeat their success, or does Chisholm Trail have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.