The Polytechnic Parrots and the Trimble Tech Bulldogs will compete for holiday cheer at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Polytechnic is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering North Central Texas Academy just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Monday. They took a hard 62-48 fall against the Pioneers. While losing is never fun, the Parrots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 805th, while the Pioneers are ranked 139th).
Meanwhile, Trimble Tech was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their 14th straight loss. They lost 48-27 to Turner. The Bulldogs were down 40-16 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Polytechnic's defeat dropped their record down to 5-8. As for Trimble Tech, their loss dropped their record down to 0-14.
Polytechnic skirted past Trimble Tech 39-36 in their previous matchup back in February. Will Polytechnic repeat their success, or does Trimble Tech have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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