{"id":118003,"date":"2026-01-10T10:05:17","date_gmt":"2026-01-10T10:05:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/118003\/"},"modified":"2026-01-10T10:05:17","modified_gmt":"2026-01-10T10:05:17","slug":"plano-east-extends-winning-streak-to-five-how-to-watch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/118003\/","title":{"rendered":"Plano East Extends Winning Streak to Five + How To Watch"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Panthers<\/p>\n

01\/06\/26 @ McKinney67-5301\/02\/26 vs Plano50-4312\/31\/25 vs Highland Park56-3412\/30\/25 vs Lake Ridge67-6112\/30\/25 vs Newman Smith46-25<\/p>\n

Plano East<\/a> came tearing into Tuesday’s game with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 14 points), and they left with even more momentum. They greeted the New Year with with a 67-53 win over the McKinney Lions<\/a>. Given the Panthers’ advantage in MaxPreps’ Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 37th, while the Lions are ranked 423rd) , the result wasn’t entirely unexpected.<\/p>\n

Plano East’s victory bumped their record up to 19-7. As for McKinney, they have been struggling recently as they’ve lost nine of their last 12 contests. That’s put a noticeable dent in their 7-13 record this season.<\/p>\n

We’ve got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Plano East will square off against rival Allen at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, McKinney is set to face off against their familiar foe Plano at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

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