The Crockett Bulldogs and the Gladewater Bears will face off at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Crockett has three straight wins, Gladewater has seven straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
On Monday, Crockett was able to grind out a solid victory over Huntington, taking the game 43-36. That's two games straight that the Bulldogs have won by exactly seven points.
Crockett can attribute much of their success to Jayvon Bedford, who earned 16 points. The contest was Bedford's third in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jim Carruthers, who earned six points.
Meanwhile, Gladewater had to start their season on the road on Monday, and it wasn't the start they were hoping for. They had to suffer through a 95-37 loss at the hands of Pittsburg.
Crockett pushed their record up to 3-0 with the win, which was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Gladewater, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-1.
Everything came up roses for Crockett against Gladewater in their previous matchup back in December of 2016, as the team secured a 61-27 victory. Will Crockett repeat their success, or does Gladewater have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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