The Rowe Warriors will face off against the Pioneer Diamondbacks at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Last Friday, Rowe came up short against Sharyland and fell 48-36. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Warriors came into the contest with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 252nd, while the Rattlers are ranked 544th).
Meanwhile, Pioneer came tearing into Friday's match with 12 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 25.8 points) and they left with even more momentum. They took down the Rattlers 44-26.
Pioneer is also on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 15 games, which provided a nice bump to their 24-9 record this season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.7 points per game. As for Rowe, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last eight contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 22-9 record this season.
Rowe couldn't quite finish off Pioneer when the teams last played back in December of 2024 and fell 33-31. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Pioneer's Ebonie Chatman, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 12 rebounds. Now that Rowe knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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