The Stratford Elks will challenge the Wellington Skyrockets at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Wellington will be up against a hot Stratford squad: the team just extended their winning streak to four. Stratford breezed by Sanford-Fritch to the tune of 81-41 on Tuesday. Given the Elks' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 90th, while the Eagles are ranked 579th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Wellington took their contest on Tuesday with ease, bagging a 73-41 win over Quanah. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Skyrockets have posted against the Indians since December 7, 2018.
Stratford is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 27-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.2 points per game. As for Wellington, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 22-9.
Stratford beat Wellington 37-24 when the teams last played back in February of 2017. Does Stratford have another victory up their sleeve, or will Wellington turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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