The Community Braves will venture away from home to face off against the Ranchview Wolves at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Community will be strutting in after a win while Ranchview will be coming in after a loss.
Having struggled with three defeats in a row, Community turned things around against Gunter on Wednesday. They were the clear victors by a 60-39 margin over the Tigers.
Meanwhile, Ranchview came up short against Farmersville on Friday and fell 69-60. While losing is never fun, the Wolves can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 788th, while the Farmers are ranked 138th).
Community will have to contain Raphael Kalala as he made an impact in Ranchview's last game. He shot 57% from the field en route to 17 points. Kalala has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last three times he's played. Amari Dehorney was another key player, putting up nine points and eight rebounds.
Ranchview dropped their record down to 8-14 with the loss, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Community, the victory got them back to even at 9-9.
Community was able to grind out a solid win over Ranchview when the teams last played back in January of 2025, winning 48-37. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Braves since the squad 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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