The Haltom Buffalos will take on the Grand Prairie Gophers at 1:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
On Tuesday, Haltom came up short against Lamar and fell 63-50. While losing is never fun, the Buffalos can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 829th, while the Vikings are ranked 378th).
Meanwhile, Grand Prairie was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their 21st straight loss dating back to last season. They had to suffer through a 51-14 loss at the hands of Martin.
Haltom's defeat was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 7-13. As for Grand Prairie, their loss dropped their record down to 0-17.
Haltom didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Grand Prairie when the teams last played back in January of 2024, but they still walked away with a 48-42 victory. Will Haltom repeat their success, or does Grand Prairie have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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