The Bowie Bears will wrap up 2025 with a road trip to face off against the Franklin Cougars at 10:00 a.m. on Monday.
Last Friday, Bowie lost to El Dorado at home by a 54-37 margin. While losing is never fun, the Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1209th, while the Aztecs are ranked 345th).
The match pitted two dominant guards against one another in Johan Comacho and Jacob Villalobos. Villalobos had a great game and went 6-for-10 from beyond the arc to rack up 18 points and three steals. Meanwhile, Comacho was balling out in the loss, shooting 56% from the field on his way to 24 points and eight rebounds.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Franklin, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Tuesday. The stars were shining brightly for them in a 66-47 victory over Burges on Friday. The Cougars haven't had any issues with the Mustangs recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive win against them.
Franklin's victory bumped their record up to 11-4. As for Bowie, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost five of their last six games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 4-10 record this season.
Bowie was able to grind out a solid win over Franklin in their previous meeting back in December of 2015, winning 46-37. Will the Bears repeat their success, or do the Cougars have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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