The Gruver Greyhounds will head out on the road to square off against the Vega Longhorns at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Gruver has struggled recently with three defeats in a row, while Vega will arrive with three straight victories.
Gruver is headed into the game having just suffered their closest loss since February 15, 2024 on Friday. They fell just short of Stratford by a score of 40-37. While losing is never fun, the Greyhounds can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 637th, while the Elks are ranked 76th).
Meanwhile, Vega posted their biggest win since December 6, 2024 on Saturday. They were the clear victor by a 49-26 margin over Johnson City. The Longhorns pushed the score to 40-15 by the end of the third, a deficit the Eagles cut but never quite recovered from.
Vega's victory bumped their record up to 13-5. As for Gruver, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-11.
Gruver didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Vega in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, but they still walked away with a 47-42 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Gruver since the team 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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