The Archer City Wildcats will face off against the Petrolia Pirates at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Archer City came up short against Windthorst on Friday, falling 50-28. The Wildcats have struggled against the Trojans recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Petrolia was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They were dealt a 70-22 defeat at the hands of Seymour. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1170th, while the Panthers are ranked 281st).
Archer City's loss dropped their record down to 17-14. As for Petrolia, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-21.
Archer City came out on top in a nail-biter against Petrolia in their previous matchup back in January, sneaking past 43-40. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Petrolia's Holland Horton, who posted 22 points and six rebounds. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Archer City still be able to contain Horton? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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