The Saginaw Rough Riders will take on the Chisholm Trail Rangers at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Saginaw has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with seven straight defeats, while Chisholm Trail will come in with four straight wins.
Saginaw is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Aledo on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Saginaw came up short against Aledo, falling 70-44. While losing is never fun, the Rough Riders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 717th, while the Bearcats are ranked 109th).
Meanwhile, Chisholm Trail greeted the New Year with with a 49-34 victory over Fossil Ridge.
Chisholm Trail is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-7 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.7 points per game. As for Saginaw, their loss dropped their record down to 6-16.
Saginaw was dealt a bruising 70-40 defeat at the hands of Chisholm Trail when the teams last played back in December of 2020. Will Saginaw have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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