Whiteface hasn't had much luck against Ropes recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Whiteface Antelopes will look to defend their home court against the Ropes Eagles at 6:15 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Ropes will be up against a hot Whiteface team: the squad just extended their winning streak to 20. Whiteface blew past Seagraves 79-20 on Tuesday. Given the Antelopes' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 97th, while the Eagles are ranked 1266th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Ropes). They really took it to Morton for the full four quarters, racking up an 82-6 win. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 50-3.
Whiteface pushed their record up to 27-2 with the victory, which was their 21st straight on the road dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.9 points per game. As for Ropes, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 20-10.
Whiteface strolled past Ropes in their previous matchup back in December of 2024 by a score of 47-28. Does Whiteface have another victory up their sleeve, or will Ropes turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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