Great Hearts Northern Oaks hasn't had much luck against Randolph recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Great Hearts Northern Oaks Griffins will head out on the road to square off against the Randolph Ro-Hawks at 6:15 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Great Hearts Northern Oaks is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Cole on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Great Hearts Northern Oaks lost 66-44 to Cole. While losing is never fun, the Griffins can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1241st, while the Cougars are ranked 616th).
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Randolph's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They took a 48-43 hit to the loss column at the hands of Cole. While the Ro-Hawks didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Cougars 10-3 in the first quarter.
Randolph's loss was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 10-13. As for Great Hearts Northern Oaks, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-12.
Great Hearts Northern Oaks came up short against Randolph in their previous meeting on January 7th, falling 51-41. Can Great Hearts Northern Oaks avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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