The Grapevine Mustangs just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Ryan Raiders at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Grapevine is coming into the game on a five-game losing streak.
It looked like the Kentucky Derby when Grapevine duked it out with Denton on Thursday. The Mustangs were dealt a 76-31 defeat at the hands of the Broncos. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 447th, while the Broncos are ranked 25th).
Meanwhile, Ryan had to endure a five-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They were the clear victors by a 58-35 margin over Richland on Thursday. The Raiders pushed the score to 50-26 by the end of the third, a deficit the Royals cut but never quite recovered from.
Ryan's victory bumped their record up to 10-12. As for Grapevine, they now have a losing record of 14-15.
Grapevine came out on top in a nail-biter against Ryan when the teams last played on January 6th, sneaking past 51-49. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Mustangs since the team 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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