The Glen Rose Tigers will challenge the La Vega Pirates at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
It was a proper cat-fight when Glen Rose faced off against Godley on Tuesday. Glen Rose walked away with a 43-36 victory over Godley. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 196th, while the Wildcats are ranked 1075th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask La Vega). They took their game on Monday with ease, bagging a 72-27 win over Bosqueville. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 43-9.
La Vega pushed their record up to 4-2 with the victory, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.2 points per game. As for Glen Rose, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 matchups, which somehow still isn't as good as their 17-5 record this season.
Glen Rose couldn't quite finish off La Vega when the teams last played back in December of 2023 and fell 58-55. Will Glen Rose have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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