Gainesville hasn't had much luck against Van Alstyne recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Gainesville Leopards will face off against the Van Alstyne Panthers at 7:30 p.m. Gainesville will be strutting in after a victory while Van Alstyne will be coming in after a defeat.
Gainesville is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They secured an 83-78 W over Celina on Saturday.
Meanwhile, Van Alstyne was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They lost 63-40 to Lake Dallas. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 781st, while the Falcons are ranked 345th).
Gainesville's win was their first in the district, bumping their district record up to 1-3 and their overall record up to 16-12. As for Van Alstyne, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-18.
Gainesville suffered a grim 77-51 defeat to Van Alstyne in their previous matchup back in February of 2022. Thankfully for Gainesville, Carson Brown (who went 9 of 16 on his way to 19 points along with six boards and four blocks) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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