The Martin Warriors will venture away from home to take on the South Grand Prairie Warriors at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with three defeats in a row, Martin turned things around against Haltom on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 61-38 margin over the Buffalos. Given the Warriors' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 188th, while the Buffalos are ranked 607th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, South Grand Prairie came tearing into Tuesday's game with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 23.7 points) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Gophers by a score of 51-42.
South Grand Prairie has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-10 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.9 points per game. As for Martin, their victory bumped their record up to 14-11.
Martin couldn't quite finish off South Grand Prairie in their previous meeting back in January of 2024 and fell 66-64. Can Martin avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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