Axtell hasn't had much luck against Marlin recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Axtell Longhorns will head out on the road to face off against the Marlin Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Friday, Axtell was able to grind out a solid victory over Bruceville-Eddy, taking the game 39-30. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Longhorns.
Meanwhile, Marlin had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 42.9 points) and they went ahead and made it eight on Friday. They took their matchup with ease, bagging a 71-31 win over the Indians. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 542nd, while the Indians are ranked 1411th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Marlin pushed their record up to 15-4 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.3 points per game. As for Axtell, the win got them back to even at 7-7.
Axtell was taken down by Marlin 78-31 when the teams last played on January 3rd. Can Axtell avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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