The River Road Wildcats will venture away from home to challenge the Sanford-Fritch Eagles at 1:00 p.m. on Friday. River Road hasn't scored more than 25 points for three games straight, a trend the squad is eager to reverse.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 77-13, which was the final score in River Road's tilt against Stratford on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1122nd, while the Elks are ranked 54th).
Sanford-Fritch got their first taste of in-conference action this week and they started things off strong. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past West Texas 40-38. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Eagles have posted since November 3, 2023.
Sanford-Fritch's win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 9-4. As for River Road, their loss dropped their record down to 1-7.
River Road came up short against Sanford-Fritch when the teams last played back in December of 2023, falling 51-39. Can River Road avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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