The Tompkins Falcons and the Seven Lakes Spartans will compete for holiday cheer at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Tompkins is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Cinco Ranch just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Monday. They fell 53-40 to the Cougars. While losing is never fun, the Falcons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 412th, while the Cougars are ranked 51st).
Meanwhile, Seven Lakes fought the good fight in their overtime game against Paetow on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 80-79 to the Panthers. The Spartans have been going strong on the season, but this is now their second loss in a row.
Tompkins' defeat was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 7-9. As for Seven Lakes, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-5.
Tompkins took a serious blow against Seven Lakes in their previous meeting back in January, falling 97-40. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Tompkins was down 50-19.
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