Pampa hasn't had much luck against Canyon recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Harvesters will venture away from home to challenge the Eagles at 6:00 p.m. This will be Pampa's first chance to prove their worth in the conference.
Pampa's tournament run continued when they took on Portales on Thursday. The Harvesters came up short against the Rams, falling 41-18.
Meanwhile, it was a Battle of the Birds when Canyon faced off against Wall on Tuesday. The Eagles came out on top against the Hawks by a score of 48-35. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked third, while the Hawks are ranked 33rd) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Canyon's win was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-1. Those home victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.9 points on average over those games. As for Pampa, their loss dropped their record down to 1-11.
Pampa took a serious blow against Canyon in their previous meeting back in January, falling 57-22. Can the Harvesters avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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