The Archer City Wildcats will head out to square off against the Petrolia Pirates at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Archer City is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Windthorst just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They took a 44-27 bruising from the Trojans.
Meanwhile, Petrolia was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They came up short against Seymour, falling 63-39. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1295th, while the Panthers are ranked 285th).
Archer City's loss was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 5-12. As for Petrolia, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-11.
Archer City won a matchup that couldn't have been any closer when the teams last played back in February of 2024, slipping by Petrolia 44-43. The rematch might be a little tougher for Archer City since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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