The Jefferson Mustangs will head out to face off against the Sam Houston Hurricanes at 8:00 p.m. on Friday.
Jefferson is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Brackenridge on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Jefferson was outmatched by Brackenridge at home and fell 68-39. The Mustangs haven't had much luck with the Eagles recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Meanwhile, Sam Houston entered their tilt with Lanier on Tuesday with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They claimed a resounding 72-20 victory over the Voks. The Hurricanes have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven matchups by 20 points or more this season.
Sam Houston's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jakiyah Caldwell led the charge by earning 22 points. The contest was Caldwell's fourth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Bre'Yanna Murray, who scored 20 points.
Sam Houston is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season. As for Jefferson, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-11.
Jefferson was taken down by Sam Houston 71-24 in their previous meeting back in February. Can Jefferson avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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