The Fort Elliott Cougars and the Shamrock Irish will round out the year against one another at at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Fort Elliott will head into Tuesday's game out to bounce back: they won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune last Tuesday. They took a blow against Valley, falling 55-22. The contest marked the Cougars' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Meanwhile, Shamrock came up short against McLean last Tuesday and fell 54-46. While losing is never fun, the Irish can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 742nd, while the Tigers are ranked 238th).
Fort Elliott will need focus on slowing down Maci Owens, one of several Shamrock players who made an impact when they last played. She posted 17 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Taylor Cook, who put up 11 points along with seven boards and three steals.
Shamrock's loss dropped their record down to 11-5. As for Fort Elliott, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-5.
Things could have been worse for Fort Elliott, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 39-25 loss to Shamrock in their previous meeting back in December of 2023. Will Fort Elliott have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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