Zapata was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They were dealt a 73-34 defeat at the hands of the Gregory-Portland Wildcats. While losing is never fun, the Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 977th, while the Wildcats are ranked 172nd).
Zapata's loss dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Gregory-Portland, the victory (which was their eighth in a row) raised their record to 13-2.
Zapata will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on George West at 6:30 p.m. on December 17th. As for Gregory-Portland, they won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Burleson at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Gregory-Portland's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last six matchups.
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