The Plano West Wolves will take on the McKinney Lions in a holiday battle at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
The home team had won the previous four meetings between Plano West and Plano, and Plano kept the tradition alive. The Wolves fell 66-58 to the Wildcats on Friday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (56), the Wolves still had to take the loss.
Meanwhile, McKinney waltzed into their game on Friday with two straight wins… but they left with three. They came within six points of losing the streak, but they secured a 62-56 W against the Panthers. Given the Lions’ advantage in MaxPreps’ Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 37th, while the Panthers are ranked 313th) , the result wasn’t entirely unexpected.
McKinney’s win bumped their record up to 9-2. As for Plano West, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 10-4.
Plano West lost to McKinney at home by a decisive 69-53 margin in their previous matchup back in February. Can the Wolves avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We’ll find out soon enough.
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