Having just played yesterday, the Lamar Vikings will head out on the road to face off against the Granbury Pirates at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Lamar is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Harker Heights on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Lamar was dealt a 76-35 loss at the hands of Harker Heights. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 686th, while the Knights are ranked 101st).
Meanwhile, Granbury was just a bucket shy of victory on Friday and fell 38-37 to Midland. The game marked the Pirates' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
This is the second loss in a row for Granbury and nudges their season record down to 7-8. As for Lamar, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-8 record this season.
Lamar couldn't quite finish off Granbury in their previous matchup back in December of 2023 and fell 52-50. Can Lamar avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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