The Brewer Bears and the Fossil Ridge Panthers will compete for holiday cheer at 6:15 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Brewer comes in on three and Fossil Ridge on four.
Brewer will bounce into Friday's contest after beating Chisholm Trail, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Brewer sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 41-38 win over Chisholm Trail on Tuesday. Given the Bears' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 127th, while the Rangers are ranked 301st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Fossil Ridge made easy work of Azle on Tuesday and carried off a 63-38 victory.
Fossil Ridge has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.2 points per game. As for Brewer, their win bumped their record up to 15-8.
Brewer took their victory against Fossil Ridge in their previous matchup back in December of 2023 by a conclusive 66-42. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Fossil Ridge's Adriana Robles, who went 10 of 19 on her way to 27 points and four steals. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Brewer still be able to contain Robles? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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