Fossil Ridge suffered their biggest defeat since November 19th on Friday. They lost 73-50 to the Weatherford Kangaroos. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 297th, while the Kangaroos are ranked 106th).
Fossil Ridge dropped their record down to 9-6 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road. That patch can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.0 points per game. As for Weatherford, the win was the ninth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 15-1.
Fossil Ridge won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Nolan Catholic at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Weatherford, they also won't have to wait long for more action: they'll challenge Granbury at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Granbury knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past three games -- so hopefully Weatherford likes a good challenge.
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