Basketball Game Preview: Holliday Eagles vs. Paradise Panthers

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Previous Games

12/10/24 - Home	44-49 L
12/12/23 - Away	52-44 W
11/30/21 - Away	44-53 L
12/01/20 - Home	52-35 W
02/02/18 - Home	73-33 W
+ 5 more games

Holliday has gone 8-2 against Paradise recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Eagles will take on the Panthers in a holiday battle at 6:15 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.

Paradise will be up against a hot Holliday team: the squad just extended their winning streak to five. The Eagles strolled past Lake View with points to spare on Thursday, taking the game 58-43. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 128th, while the Chiefs/Maidens are ranked 341st) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, Paradise sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 56-54 win over Trinity Christian on Friday.

Holliday's record is now 7-1. As for Paradise, their record now sits at 12-1.

Holliday came up short against Paradise in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, falling 49-44. Can the Eagles avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.