The Plainview Bulldogs and the Lubbock-Cooper Pirates will compete for holiday cheer at 6:00 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 contest.
Plainview is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Amarillo on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. The Bulldogs took a blow against the Sandies, falling 62-31. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can’t take it too hard given the team’s big disadvantage in MaxPreps’ Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 235th, while the Sandies are ranked 26th).
Meanwhile, Lubbock-Cooper was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They took a hard 65-48 fall against Coronado.
Plainview’s defeat dropped their record down to 7-6. As for Lubbock-Cooper, their loss dropped their record down to 8-6.
Plainview was able to grind out a solid victory over Lubbock-Cooper in their previous matchup back in January, winning 53-42. Do the Bulldogs have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Pirates turn the tables on them? We’ll have the answer soon enough.
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