Stratford lost to West Texas back in January of 2025 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Elks took a 49-45 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Comanches. While losing is never fun, the Elks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 973rd, while the Comanches are ranked 356th).
This is the second loss in a row for Stratford and nudges their season record down to 4-8. Admittedly, the team was facing some tough opposition over that stretch, including 7-0 Gruver (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 100% over those games). As for West Texas, they pushed their record up to 7-0 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season.
Stratford has already played their next matchup, a 62-49 victory against Sanford-Fritch on the 16th. As for West Texas, they will head out on the road to take on Gruver at 7:45 p.m. on Tuesday. The Comanches will need to watch out since the Greyhounds have now posted at least 55 points in their last three contests.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
