Basketball Game Preview: Copperas Cove Bulldawgs vs. Midway Panthers

Copperas Cove is 2-8 against Midway since December of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Copperas Cove Bulldawgs will face off against the Midway Panthers at 1:30 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.

Copperas Cove saw some tournament action on Friday. They fell 48-35 to Lake Creek. The Bulldawgs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Meanwhile, Midway came up short against Westlake on Saturday and fell 42-35. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 391st, while the Chaparrals are ranked 99th).

Midway now has a losing record at 10-11. As for Copperas Cove, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-10.

Copperas Cove lost to Midway on the road by a decisive 54-39 margin when the teams last played back in January. Can Copperas Cove avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.