Basketball Game Preview: Princeton Panthers vs. Plano West Wolves

The Princeton Panthers and the Plano West Wolves will compete for holiday cheer at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.

Princeton is headed into Friday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Tuesday. They were outmatched by Allen and fell 97-55. The Panthers were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 57-26.

Meanwhile, after a string of nine wins, Plano West's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They came up short against Allen, falling 80-59. While losing is never fun, the Wolves can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 48th, while the Eagles are ranked first).

Plano West's loss was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 14-2. As for Princeton, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-10.