The Van Alstyne Panthers will take on the Gainesville Leopards at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with ten consecutive losses for Van Alstyne and five for Gainesville.
Van Alstyne is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Lake Dallas on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Van Alstyne lost 72-48 to Lake Dallas. 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 770th, while the Falcons are ranked 381st).
Meanwhile, Gainesville ended up a good deal behind Celina on Tuesday and lost 60-43.
Gainesville's defeat dropped their record down to 17-17. As for Van Alstyne, their loss dropped their record down to 7-24.
Van Alstyne came up short against Gainesville when the teams last played back in January, falling 65-59. Can Van Alstyne avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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