The Polytechnic Parrots will take on the Trimble Tech Bulldogs in a holiday battle at at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Friday, Polytechnic lost to South Hills at home by a 42-28 margin.
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Despite the defeat, Polytechnic saw an underclassman step up: freshman Cecilia Aguilar went 5 of 10 on her way to 15 points and five boards. Aguilar is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last four games she's played.
Even though they lost, Polytechnic smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive boards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their offensive rebound total in four consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Trimble Tech was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They had to suffer through a 65-7 loss at the hands of Paschal. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1412th, while the Panthers are ranked 638th).
Polytechnic's defeat was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 3-11. As for Trimble Tech, their loss dropped their record down to 1-9.
Polytechnic ended up a good deal behind Trimble Tech when the teams last played back in February, losing 40-23. Can Polytechnic avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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