The Dripping Springs Tigers will take on the Bowie Bulldogs in a holiday battle at at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Dripping Springs is headed into the match having just posted their biggest win since November 14th on Friday. They took their game with ease, bagging a 58-27 victory over Anderson. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 227th, while the Trojans are ranked 966th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Bowie suffered their closest defeat since November 15th on Friday. They fell just short of Johnson by a score of 64-61. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (57), the Bulldogs still had to take the loss.
Dripping Springs has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-7 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.4 points per game. As for Bowie, their loss dropped their record down to 9-9.
Dripping Springs ended up a good deal behind Bowie when the teams last played back in January, losing 61-43. Can Dripping Springs avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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