A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Chaparral Bobcats challenge the Waco Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday... Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Chaparral came up into this matchup off a tough 49-point loss on Friday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of University by a score of 58-55 on Tuesday. The Bobcats have struggled against the Trojans recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Waco was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their ninth straight defeat. They were outmatched by Ellison and fell 70-34. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 918th, while the Eagles are ranked 31st).
Waco's loss dropped their record down to 7-20. As for Chaparral, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 17-11.
Chaparral didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Waco in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, but they still walked away with a 66-61 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Chaparral since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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