The Tarkington Longhorns and the Galena Park Yellowjackets will face off at 10:20 a.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Tarkington is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Lumberton just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Friday. They fell just short of the Raiders by a score of 50-47. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Longhorns came into the matchup with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 239th, while the Raiders are ranked 785th).
Meanwhile, Galena Park was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They fell 43-36 to Lumberton.
Galena Park's loss dropped their record down to 6-11. As for Tarkington, their defeat ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 16-4.
Tarkington skirted past Galena Park 55-52 in their previous matchup back in December of 2023. Will Tarkington repeat their success, or does Galena Park have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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