The Wylie East Raiders will take on the Garland Owls at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Wylie East has three straight wins, Garland has 16 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Friday, Wylie East earned a 60-50 victory over Naaman Forest. Given the Raiders' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 242nd, while the Rangers are ranked 749th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Garland was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Tuesday as they fell 43-37 to Lakeview Centennial.
Wylie East is on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 17 games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-10 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.4 points per game. As for Garland, their loss dropped their record down to 1-17.
Wylie East took their win against Garland when the teams last played back in December of 2024 by a conclusive 67-42. Will Wylie East repeat their success, or does Garland have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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