The Gladewater Bears are taking a road trip to take on the Troup Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Gladewater took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged West Rusk out 48-46.
Meanwhile, Troup waltzed into their game on Tuesday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. Everything went their way against the Tigers as they made off with a 41-21 win. Given Troup's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 394th, while Arp is ranked 1186th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Troup pushed their record up to 13-3 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 28.3 points per game. As for Gladewater, their win bumped their record up to 4-7.
Gladewater lost to Troup on the road by a decisive 51-35 margin in their previous matchup back in February. Can Gladewater avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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