Pflugerville hasn't had much luck against Hutto recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Pflugerville Panthers will wrap up 2024 with a road trip to face off against the Hutto Hippos at 11:30 a.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
It was a proper cat-fight when Pflugerville took on Leander two weeks ago. Pflugerville fell 50-43 to Leander. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 369th, while the Lions are ranked 114th).
Meanwhile, Hutto ended up a good deal behind Round Rock on Friday and lost 53-38. The matchup marked the Hippos' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Pflugerville will have to contain Jacob Bell as he made an impact in Hutto's last game. He went 6 of 15 en route to 13 points along with six rebounds and three steals. Bell continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Brian Caldwell, who posted four points.
Pflugerville's defeat dropped their record down to 10-7. As for Hutto, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-12 record this season.
Pflugerville might still be hurting after the 62-40 loss they got from Hutto in their previous meeting back in November of 2023. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Pflugerville was down 36-15.
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