Basketball Game Preview: Mesquite Skeeters vs. Horn Jaguars

By Team Reports Jan 19, 2025, 2:38am

Basketball Preview: Mesquite Skeeters vs. Horn Jaguars

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Mesquite is 0-10 against Horn since January of 2020 but things could change on Tuesday. The Mesquite Skeeters will host the Horn Jaguars at 7:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

Mesquite is headed into Tuesday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game on Friday. They were two points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 48-46 heartbreaker at the hands of DeSoto. The match marked the Skeeters' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.

Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Horn faced off against Lancaster on Friday. Horn took a hard 67-48 fall against Lancaster. While losing is never fun, the Jaguars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 117th, while the Tigers are ranked 15th).

Mesquite's loss dropped their record down to 9-13. As for Horn, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-10.

Mesquite came up short against Horn when the teams last played back in January of 2024, falling 60-56. Can Mesquite avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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