The Fossil Ridge Panthers will venture away from home to challenge the Chisholm Trail Rangers at 1:15 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
It was a proper cat-fight when Fossil Ridge challenged Aledo on Tuesday. Fossil Ridge fell just short of Aledo by a score of 42-39. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Panthers came into the contest with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 82nd, while the Bearcats are ranked 213th).
Meanwhile, Chisholm Trail was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 63-59 to Bowie.
Chisholm Trail has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-8 record this season. As for Fossil Ridge, their loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-7.
Fossil Ridge took a serious blow against Chisholm Trail in their previous meeting back in December of 2016, falling 52-22. Can Fossil Ridge avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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