The Center Roughriders will venture away from home to challenge the Bullard Panthers at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Center is coming into the game on a four-game losing streak.
Last Friday, Center was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 46-42 to Madisonville. While losing is never fun, the Roughriders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 814th, while the Mustangs are ranked 388th).
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Friday Bullard sidestepped Hudson for a 57-55 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Panthers.
Center's defeat dropped their record down to 8-17. As for Bullard, they have been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-11 record this season.
Center was able to grind out a solid victory over Bullard in their previous matchup two weeks ago, winning 53-46. The rematch might be a little tougher for Center 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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