Basketball Game Preview: Victoria East Titans vs. Fort Bend Marshall Buffalos

Victoria East is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Fort Bend Marshall is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Victoria East Titans will host the Fort Bend Marshall Buffalos at 3:30 p.m. on Friday.

Victoria East is headed into the matchup having just suffered their biggest loss since November 15th on Thursday. They came up short against Poth, falling 48-28.

Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Fort Bend Marshall beat Cypress Ridge 44-38 on Saturday. Given the Buffalos' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 332nd, while the Rams are ranked 1047th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Fort Bend Marshall is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.6 points per game. As for Victoria East, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-9.