A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Alba-Golden Panthers duke it out with the Cross Roads Bobcats at 6:00 p.m. on Friday... Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Last Tuesday, Alba-Golden came up short against Fruitvale and fell 41-34. The Panthers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Cross Roads was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They lost to LaPoynor on the road by a 53-38 margin. While losing is never fun, the Bobcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 907th, while the Flyers are ranked 449th).
Cross Roads' defeat dropped their record down to 9-13. As for Alba-Golden, their loss dropped their record down to 14-14.
Alba-Golden beat Cross Roads 41-32 in their previous meeting on January 7th. The rematch might be a little tougher for Alba-Golden since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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