The Winnsboro Raiders will wrap up 2023 with a road trip to face off against the Pittsburg Pirates at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Pittsburg took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Winnsboro, who comes in off a win.
Last Tuesday, Winnsboro made easy work of Gladewater and carried off a 57-33 win. With Winnsboro ahead 31-11 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Meanwhile, Pittsburg had to suffer through a rough 64-27 loss at the hands of East Texas Homeschool Sports. While losing is never fun, Pittsburg can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1295th, while East Texas Homeschool Sports is ranked 644th).
Winnsboro now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Pittsburg, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-11.
Things could have been worse for Winnsboro, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 67-49 loss to Pittsburg in their previous matchup back in November of 2022. Can Winnsboro avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
