The Tolar Rattlers will challenge the Breckenridge Buckaroos at 6:15 p.m. on Friday. The timing is sure in Tolar's favor as the team sits on five straight wins at home while Breckenridge has been banged up by 11 consecutive losses on the road.
Tolar is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Tuesday as they easily beat Dublin 73-29. Given the Rattlers' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 248th, while the Lions are ranked 1055th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Breckenridge played a tough match on Tuesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They took a blow against Comanche, falling 74-28. The Buckaroos were down 49-16 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
Karsyn Smalley was Breckenridge's leading scorer, having posted 14 points.
Tolar has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.0 points per game. As for Breckenridge, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-24.
Everything came up roses for Tolar against Breckenridge in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, as the squad secured a 55-18 victory. Will Tolar repeat their success, or does Breckenridge have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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