The Alto Yellowjackets and the Cushing Bearkats will compete for holiday cheer at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 77-45, which was the final score in Alto's tilt against Grapeland on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Yellowjackets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 632nd, while the Sandies are ranked 227th).
Meanwhile, Cushing got the win against Carlisle on Tuesday by a conclusive 54-31. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bearkats.
Cushing has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 6-9 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 38.7 points. As for Alto, they dropped their record down to 9-5 with the loss, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Alto didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Cushing in their previous matchup back in February, but they still walked away with a 59-54 win. Does Alto have another victory up their sleeve, or will Cushing turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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