Aubrey and Van Alstyne are an even 5-5 against one another since November of 2018, but not for long. The Aubrey Chaparrals will square off against the Van Alstyne Panthers at 2:30 p.m. on Friday. Aubrey knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past four contests -- so hopefully Van Alstyne likes a good challenge.
Aubrey is headed into the match having just posted their biggest victory since December 5th on Saturday. They breezed by Lorena to the tune of 82-50. Given the Chaparrals' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 135th, while the Leopards are ranked 542nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Van Alstyne was just a bucket shy of victory on Saturday and fell 47-46 to Non Varsity Tournament Opponent.
Van Alstyne's loss dropped their record down to 7-15. As for Aubrey, their win bumped their record up to 13-5.
Aubrey skirted past Van Alstyne 48-45 when the teams last played back in January. The rematch might be a little tougher for Aubrey since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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