Basketball Preview: Lone Star Rangers vs. Plano East Panthers
The Lone Star Rangers will take on the Plano East Panthers in a tournament on Thursday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Lone Star is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Braswell on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Lone Star was beaten by Braswell 62-32. The Rangers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Plano East entered their match against Wakeland on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Plano East lost to Wakeland at home by a 65-51 margin. The Panthers just can't catch a break and have now endured three losses in a row.
Plano East's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Arianna Robinson, who posted 23 points along with five rebounds, and Sema Udo, who had 16 points along with two steals. That was a full 45.1% of Plano East's points, marking the fourth time in a row she's posted more than a third of the team's points. Hailey Reed was another key player, scoring five points.
Plano East's loss dropped their record down to 5-4. As for Lone Star, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-6.
Lone Star ended up a good deal behind Plano East when the teams last played back in November of 2023, losing 51-34. Can Lone Star avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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