The Crockett Bulldogs will take on the Center Roughriders in a holiday battle at at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Crockett played against Gatesville and lost via forfeit.
Center is headed into Friday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game on Friday. They fell 59-51 to Hitchcock. While losing is never fun, the Roughriders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 934th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 137th).
Crockett will need focus on slowing down Journee Smith, one of several Center players who made an impact when they last played. She went 7 for 13 on her way to 15 points and five assists. That's the most assists Smith has posted since back in November of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Edneeuna Barnes, who went 5 of 10 on her way to 13 points.
With the loss, Crockett broke their six-game winning streak and moved their record to 9-3. As for Center, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-10.
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