The Lone Star Rangers will take on the North Garland Raiders in a tournament on Thursday. Lone Star knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past four matchups -- so hopefully North Garland likes a good challenge.
Last Friday, Lone Star earned a 77-65 win over Reedy. Given the Rangers' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 181st, while the Lions are ranked 710th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, North Garland entered their game against Naaman Forest on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. North Garland took a 62-54 hit to the loss column at the hands of Naaman Forest.
Lone Star has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-8 record this season. As for North Garland, they now have a losing record at 6-7.
Lone Star was able to grind out a solid victory over North Garland when the teams last played back in November of 2022, winning 43-35. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lone Star since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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