Basketball Game Preview: East View Patriots vs. Pflugerville Connally Cougars

The East View Patriots will venture away from home to square off against the Pflugerville Connally Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with 13 consecutive losses for East View and 20 for Pflugerville Connally dating back to last season.

East View is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Pflugerville on Monday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. East View might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting Pflugerville an easy 56-36 victory. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1014th, while the Panthers are ranked 325th).

Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Pflugerville Connally challenged Pflugerville on Friday. Pflugerville Connally was outmatched by Pflugerville and fell 59-18. The Cougars were already down big by the end of the third quarter and they stayed that way after failing to score in the fourth.

East View's defeat dropped their record down to 4-16. As for Pflugerville Connally, their loss dropped their record down to 0-19.

East View was able to grind out a solid win over Pflugerville Connally in their previous meeting back in January, winning 45-32. Will East View repeat their success, or does Pflugerville Connally have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.