The Robstown Cottonpickers will venture away from home to take on the Zapata Hawks at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with seven consecutive losses for Robstown and three for Zapata.
Last Tuesday, Robstown came up short against King and fell 66-56. While losing is never fun, the Cottonpickers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1564th, while the Brahmas are ranked 776th).
Meanwhile, Zapata also suffered a loss in their last game, but this one to Tuloso-Midway by a score of 55-47. While the Hawks didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Warriors & Cherokees 17-12 in the first quarter.
Robstown's loss dropped their record down to 4-25. As for Zapata, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-15.
Robstown and Zapata were neck-and-neck in their previous matchup two weeks ago, but Robstown came up empty-handed after a 47-46 loss. Can Robstown avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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