The Gilmer Buckeyes will venture away from home to face off against the Carthage Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Gilmer has three straight victories, Carthage has seven straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Gilmer will bounce into Tuesday's matchup after beating Kilgore, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. Gilmer had just enough and edged Kilgore out 52-49. That's two games straight that the Buckeyes have won by exactly three points.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 87-34, which was the final score in Carthage's tilt against Chapel Hill on Friday. While losing is never fun, Carthage can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1430th, while Chapel Hill is ranked 354th).
Gilmer is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-11 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.6 points per game. As for Carthage, their loss dropped their record down to 1-8.
Gilmer didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Carthage in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, but they still walked away with a 57-51 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Gilmer since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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