Having just played yesterday, the Burleson Elks will jump right back in to play the Gregory-Portland Wildcats at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Burleson sitting on five straight victories and Gregory-Portland on eight.
While Burleson didn't have the best season last year (they finished 15-20), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 55-52 win over Alice on Friday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Elks have posted since December 29, 2023.
Meanwhile, Gregory-Portland posted their biggest win since November 21st on Friday. They blew past Zapata, posting a 73-34 victory. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 172nd, while the Hawks are ranked 977th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Burleson's win bumped their record up to 12-4. As for Gregory-Portland, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-2 record this season.
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