Basketball Game Preview: Mesquite Skeeters vs. Horn Jaguars

Mesquite hasn't had much luck against Horn recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Mesquite Skeeters are taking a road trip to challenge 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 Friday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 12th straight game on Tuesday. They were two points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 43-41 heartbreaker at the hands of DeSoto. While losing is never fun, the Skeeters can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 433rd, while the Eagles are ranked 76th).

Meanwhile, Horn played a tough contest on Tuesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They had to suffer through an 85-54 loss at the hands of Lancaster. The Jaguars haven't had much luck with the Tigers recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.

Horn's loss dropped their record down to 18-14. As for Mesquite, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-20.

Things could have been worse for Mesquite, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 64-48 loss to Horn in their previous matchup back in January. Can Mesquite avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.