The Tioga Bulldogs and the Era Hornets will compete for holiday cheer at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Last Friday, Tioga didn't have quite enough to beat Chico and fell 40-38.
Meanwhile, Era was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 38-32 to Lindsay. While losing is never fun, the Hornets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 919th, while the Knights are ranked 312th).
Era has traveled a rocky road recently having lost seven of their last eight contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-9 record this season. As for Tioga, they dropped their record down to 4-8 with the loss, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Tioga and Era were neck-and-neck in their previous matchup back in January, but Tioga came up empty-handed after a 40-39 defeat. Can Tioga avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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