The Aledo Bearcats will square off against the Granbury Pirates at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Aledo is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Saginaw just ended the team's seven-game winning streak on Tuesday. They received a blow as they fell 77-61 to the Rough Riders. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Bearcats came into the game with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 89th, while the Rough Riders are ranked 630th).
Meanwhile, Granbury didn't have quite enough to beat Brewer on Tuesday and fell 38-36. The Pirates haven't had much luck with the Bears recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Granbury's defeat dropped their record down to 13-18. As for Aledo, their loss was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 8-1 and their overall record down to 24-5.
Aledo barely slipped by Granbury when the teams last played on January 7th, winning 54-53. Does Aledo have another victory up their sleeve, or will Granbury turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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