The Pine Tree Pirates will head out to square off against the Bullard Panthers at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Pine Tree has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with three straight defeats, while Bullard will come in with four straight victories.
Pine Tree is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took a 65-61 hit to the loss column at the hands of Canton on Thursday.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Bullard challenged Trinity on Tuesday. The Panthers managed a 50-44 win over the Tigers. The final result isn't all that surprising considering the Panthers' considerable advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 314th, while the Tigers are ranked 647th).
Bullard's victory bumped their record up to 11-6. As for Pine Tree, their loss dropped their record down to 1-6.
Everything came up roses for Pine Tree against Bullard in their previous meeting back in November of 2015, as the squad secured a 61-32 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Pirates 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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