Basketball Game Preview: Van Alstyne Panthers vs. Aubrey Chaparrals

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Previous Games

01/03/25 - Home	30-21 W
01/30/24 - Away	34-38 L
01/12/24 - Home	41-30 W
02/04/23 - Home	44-36 W
01/13/23 - Away	43-26 W
+ 4 more games

Van Alstyne has gone 7-2 against Aubrey recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Van Alstyne Panthers will take on the Aubrey Chaparrals at 6:30 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.

It was a proper cat-fight when Van Alstyne took on Celina on Tuesday. Van Alstyne fell to Celina 44-38. The Panthers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Meanwhile, Aubrey lost 58-33 to Celina on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Chaparrals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 988th, while the Bobcats are ranked 430th).

Van Alstyne's defeat dropped their record down to 11-18. As for Aubrey, they have been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last ten games, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-19 record this season.

Van Alstyne beat Aubrey 30-21 when the teams last played on January 3rd. The rematch might be a little tougher for Van Alstyne since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.