The Saginaw Rough Riders and the Granbury Pirates will compete for holiday cheer at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Saginaw will be strutting in after a victory while Granbury will be coming in after a loss.
Saginaw took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 38-35 win over Mineral Wells. The score was all tied up 18-18 at the break, but the Rough Riders were the better team in the second half.
| 12/10/24 vs Mineral Wells | 11 |
| 12/07/24 vs University | 10 |
| 12/06/24 vs Parish Episcopal | 8 |
| 12/06/24 @ Burleson | 11 |
| 12/05/24 vs Snyder | 13 |
Saginaw's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Jazmine Duncan, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 11 boards, and Shaniah Franklin, who posted 16 points and three steals. Duncan has been hot, having posted eight or more boards the last five times she's played.
Meanwhile, Granbury lost to Fossil Ridge on the road by a 65-51 margin on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 289th, while the Panthers are ranked 53rd).
Granbury has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-8 record this season. As for Saginaw, they pushed their record up to 10-6 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home.
Saginaw might still be hurting after the 50-25 defeat they got from Granbury in their previous matchup back in February. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Saginaw was down 29-8.
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