Jarrell and Gateway College Preparatory are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2020, but not for long. The Jarrell Cougars are taking a road trip to challenge the Gateway College Preparatory Gators at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
On Tuesday, Jarrell was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 34-29 to Lampasas. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1120th, while the Badgers are ranked 400th).
Meanwhile, Gateway College Preparatory had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12.7 points) and they went ahead and made it seven on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Mustangs by a score of 50-39.
Gateway College Preparatory pushed their record up to 16-7 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Jarrell, they have also traveled a rocky road recently having lost nine of their last ten matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-17 record this season.
Jarrell came up short against Gateway College Preparatory in their previous matchup two weeks ago, falling 47-42. Can Jarrell avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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