The Sterling Rangers and the Port Neches-Groves Indians will compete for holiday cheer at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Port Neches-Groves is facing Sterling at the wrong time: Sterling suffered their first home loss of the season on Tuesday and they're likely out for redemption. They had to suffer through a 75-39 loss at the hands of the Timberwolves. While losing is never fun, the Rangers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 417th, while the Timberwolves are ranked 80th).
Meanwhile, Port Neches-Groves played a tough game on Tuesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting West Brook an easy 74-49 victory. The defeat continues a trend for the Indians in their matchups with the Bruins: they've now lost seven in a row.
Port Neches-Groves' loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-7. As for Sterling, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 12-6.
Everything went Sterling's way against Port Neches-Groves in their previous meeting back in February, as Sterling made off with a 69-44 win. Will Sterling repeat their success, or does Port Neches-Groves have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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