Grand Prairie hasn't had much luck against South Grand Prairie recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Grand Prairie Gophers will face off against the South Grand Prairie Warriors at 7:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Grand Prairie took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They strolled past Haltom with points to spare, taking the game 73-54. Given the Gophers' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 180th, while the Buffalos are ranked 728th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, South Grand Prairie came tearing into Tuesday's match with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 26.8 points) and they left with even more momentum. They breezed by the Vikings to the tune of 76-32. With the Warriors ahead 37-15 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Grand Prairie's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-10. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.0 points per game. As for South Grand Prairie, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a massive bump to their 19-11 record this season.
Grand Prairie came up short against South Grand Prairie when the teams last played on January 7th, falling 51-42. Can Grand Prairie avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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