The Breckenridge Buckaroos and the Eastland Mavericks will compete for holiday cheer at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Breckenridge and 11 for Eastland dating back to last season.
Last Tuesday, Breckenridge was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 47-41 to Poolville.
Meanwhile, Eastland had to suffer through a 72-34 loss at the hands of Lampasas. While losing is never fun, the Mavericks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1350th, while the Badgers are ranked 405th).
Eastland's loss dropped their record down to 0-9. As for Breckenridge, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-5.
Everything came up roses for Breckenridge against Eastland in their previous meeting back in January, as the squad secured an 85-33 win. In that match, Breckenridge amassed a halftime lead of 55-23, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Tuesday.
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