The Chisholm Trail Rangers will head out to challenge the Saginaw Rough Riders at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Chisholm Trail has four straight wins, Saginaw has seven straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
On Friday, Chisholm Trail strolled past Fossil Ridge with points to spare, taking the game 49-34. Given the Rangers' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 141st, while the Panthers are ranked 505th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Saginaw played a tough matchup on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They came up short against Aledo, falling 70-44. The Rough Riders were down 57-30 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Chisholm Trail pushed their record up to 13-7 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.0 points per game. As for Saginaw, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-16.
Everything came up roses for Chisholm Trail against Saginaw in their previous meeting back in December of 2020, as the squad secured a 70-40 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Chisholm Trail since the team 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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