The Grandview Zebras will take on the Robinson Rockets in a holiday battle at at 6:30 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.
On Tuesday, Grandview was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 53-52 to Keene. While losing is never fun, the Zebras can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1016th, while the Chargers are ranked 493rd).
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Robinson's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell just short of Centerville by a score of 44-42. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Rockets have suffered since November 23rd.
Grandview dropped their record down to 6-10 with the loss, which was their fourth straight on the road. That patch can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.3 points per game. As for Robinson, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-13.
Grandview beat Robinson 66-53 in their previous meeting back in December of 2019. Will Grandview repeat their success, or does Robinson have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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