Argyle and Denton are an even 3-3 against one another since December of 2016, but not for long. The Argyle Eagles will be playing in front of their home fans against the Denton Broncos at 1:00 p.m. on Friday.
Argyle's tournament run continued when they took on South Grand Prairie on Saturday. Argyle was beaten by South Grand Prairie 67-37. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 203rd, while the Warriors are ranked 71st).
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Denton, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. They blew past Colleyville Heritage 56-31 last Friday. The Broncos have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven matches by 23 points or more this season.
Denton's win came from a few key players Argyle will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Ethan Sheats, who posted 16 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Lojok Loliwa, who earned 12 points.
Denton's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-10. As for Argyle, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-13.
Argyle was able to grind out a solid victory over Denton in their previous meeting back in February, winning 55-46. Will Argyle repeat their success, or does Denton have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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