Basketball Game Preview: Axtell Longhorns vs. Riesel Indians

The Axtell Longhorns will challenge the Riesel Indians at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

Last Tuesday, Axtell was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 56-51 to Marlin. While losing is never fun, the Longhorns can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1158th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 536th).

Meanwhile, Riesel played a tough matchup on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were outmatched by Marlin and fell 71-31. The Indians have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Axtell's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-8. As for Riesel, their loss dropped their record down to 7-14.

Axtell didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Riesel when the teams last played on January 7th, but they still walked away with a 48-43 victory. Will Axtell repeat their success, or does Riesel have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.