A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Whitesboro Bearcats challenge the Van Alstyne Panthers at 8:00 a.m. on Friday... Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Whitesboro is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 57 points last Tuesday, they were much more limited against Ponder on Friday. They had to suffer through a 69-25 loss at the hands of the Lions. While losing is never fun, the Bearcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 755th, while the Lions are ranked 176th).
Meanwhile, Van Alstyne came up short against Honey Grove on Thursday and fell 37-28.
Whitesboro's loss was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 6-10. As for Van Alstyne, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-13 record this season.
Whitesboro didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Van Alstyne in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, but they still walked away with a 36-31 victory. Does Whitesboro have another victory up their sleeve, or will Van Alstyne turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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