The Poolville Monarchs are taking a road trip to take on the Hamilton Bulldogs at 6:15 p.m. on Friday. Poolville's offense hasn't had much luck over their past three matchups, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 71-18, which was the final score in Poolville's tilt against Hico on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Monarchs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1149th, while the Tigers are ranked 464th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Hamilton). They simply couldn't be stopped on Tuesday as they easily beat De Leon 73-27. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Bulldogs have posted since January 26th.
Poolville's loss dropped their record down to 4-11. As for Hamilton, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 6-7.
Poolville came up short against Hamilton when the teams last played back in February of 2022, falling 48-35. Can Poolville avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
