University has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They took a 59-51 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Ellison Eagles on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 101st, while the Eagles are ranked 33rd).
University's defeat dropped their record down to 21-8. As for Ellison, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 22-5 record this season.
University is taking a road trip to square off against Waco at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Ellison, they will be playing at home against Belton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Ellison is on a 18-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), Belton a 12-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court.
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