The Granbury Pirates will head out on the road to square off against the Aledo Bearcats at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Tuesday, Granbury didn't have quite enough to beat Brewer and fell 38-36. The defeat continues a trend for the Pirates in their matchups with the Bears: they've now lost seven in a row.
Meanwhile, after a string of seven wins, Aledo's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They received a blow as they fell 77-61 to Saginaw. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Bearcats came into the game with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 89th, while the Rough Riders are ranked 630th).
Aledo's loss ended an eight-game streak of away wins and brought them to 24-5. As for Granbury, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-18.
Granbury and Aledo were neck-and-neck in their previous meeting on January 7th, but Granbury came up empty-handed after a 54-53 loss. Can Granbury avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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