The Anderson Trojans and the Rouse Raiders will compete for holiday cheer at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Anderson has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with three straight defeats, while Rouse will come in with five straight victories.
On Friday, Anderson was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 52-46 to Lake Travis. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 759th, while the Cavaliers are ranked 177th).
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Rouse beat Cole 54-50 on Saturday.
Anderson's loss dropped their record down to 5-11. As for Rouse, the win got them back to even at 7-7.
Anderson ended up a good deal behind Rouse when the teams last played back in December of 2024, losing 57-42. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of the Raiders' D'Andre Gardner, who went 8-for-12 to rack up 24 points in addition to six rebounds and three steals. Now that the Trojans know the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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