Lake Ridge is 2-8 against Waxahachie since January of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Lake Ridge Eagles are on the road again and plays the Waxahachie Indians at 7:30 p.m. on February 26th. Lake Ridge knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past 23 contests -- so hopefully Waxahachie likes a good challenge.
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Lake Ridge walked away with it. They took down the Pirates 55-37 on Thursday. Given Lake Ridge's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked tenth, while Wylie is ranked 124th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Waxahachie entered their tilt with Horn with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. Waxahachie walked away with a 55-47 win over Horn on Friday.
Waxahachie's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was King Grace, who scored 26 points along with four steals. Grace is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 15 or more in the last ten games he's played. Another player making a difference was Isayah Pankey, who scored ten points along with four steals.
Lake Ridge is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 29-6 record this season. As for Waxahachie, their win bumped their record up to 23-10.
Lake Ridge came up short against Waxahachie in their previous meeting on February 9th, falling 63-57. Can Lake Ridge avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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