The Crandall Pirates will square off against the Midlothian Panthers at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
Crandall is likely headed into the match with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Kaufman on Tuesday. Crandall fell to Kaufman 44-40. The Pirates have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Midlothian, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped on Tuesday as they easily beat Corsicana 59-31. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 240th, while the Tigers are ranked 813th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Midlothian is also on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-13 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.3 points per game. As for Crandall, they now have a losing record at 15-16.
Crandall came up short against Midlothian in their previous meeting on January 7th, falling 57-44. Will Crandall have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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