The Fossil Ridge Panthers will venture away from home to challenge the Brewer Bears at 6:15 p.m. on Friday. Fossil Ridge is coming into the game hot, having won their last four games.
On Tuesday, everything went Fossil Ridge's way against Azle as Fossil Ridge made off with a 63-38 victory. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 50th, while the Hornets are ranked 979th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Brewer hadn't done well against Chisholm Trail recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Brewer sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 41-38 win over Chisholm Trail. The victory was nothing new for the Bears as they're now sitting on three straight.
Fossil Ridge is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.2 points per game. As for Brewer, their win bumped their record up to 15-8.
Fossil Ridge suffered a grim 66-42 defeat to Brewer in their previous meeting back in December of 2023. Can Fossil Ridge avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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