The Gladewater Bears will square off against the Troup Tigers at 6:15 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Gladewater is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They skirted past West Rusk 54-51. That's two games straight that the Bears have won by exactly three points.
Meanwhile, Troup waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top against the Tigers by a score of 42-32. Given Troup's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 492nd, while Arp is ranked 1197th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Troup has also been performing well recently as they've won 15 of their last 18 games, which provided a nice bump to their 21-6 record this season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 27.5 points per game. As for Gladewater, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-12.
Gladewater came up short against Troup in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, falling 26-21. Will Gladewater have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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