Hutto is 0-5 against Vista Ridge since January of 2021 but things could change on Tuesday. The Hutto Hippos will head out on the road to face off against the Vista Ridge Rangers at 7:00 p.m.
Last Friday, Hutto opened the new year with a less-than-successful 64-54 defeat to Vandegrift. While losing is never fun, the Hippos can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 416th, while the Vipers are ranked 86th).
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Vista Ridge on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Manor out of the water with an 83-38 final score. The Rangers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 14 games by 20 points or more this season.
Vista Ridge is on a roll lately: they've won 16 of their last 19 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 21-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.2 points per game. As for Hutto, they now have a losing record at 12-13.
Hutto came up short against Vista Ridge in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, falling 44-34. Can Hutto avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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