Caprock hasn't had much luck against Amarillo recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Caprock Longhorns will look to defend their home court against the Amarillo Sandies at 7:30 p.m.
Last Tuesday, Caprock ended up a good deal behind Monterey and lost 71-55. While losing is never fun, the Longhorns can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 826th, while the Plainsmen are ranked 370th).
Meanwhile, Amarillo waltzed into their match on Tuesday with eight straight wins... but they left with nine. They enjoyed a cozy 50-36 victory over the Bulldogs.
Amarillo has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 17 of their last 19 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 23-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.1 points per game. As for Caprock, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-18.
Caprock was dealt a bruising 70-23 loss at the hands of Amarillo in their previous matchup back in December of 2024. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Caprock was down 43-7.
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