Preview: East Central Hornets vs. San Marcos Rattlers
East Central has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will take on the San Marcos Rattlers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. San Marcos took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on East Central, who comes in off a win.
Even though East Central has not done well against Clemens recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. East Central sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 50-47 victory over Clemens. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory East Central has posted yet this season.
San Marcos has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They took a 39-33 hit to the loss column at the hands of Judson. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest points San Marcos has scored all season.
East Central is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 22-10 record this season. As for San Marcos, their loss ended a eight-game streak of away wins and brought them to 18-7.
East Central didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against San Marcos in their previous meeting on January 9th, but they still walked away with a 49-44 win. Does East Central have another victory up their sleeve, or will San Marcos turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
