The Saginaw Rough Riders will look to defend their home court on Friday against the Northwest Texans at 7:30 p.m. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Tuesday, everything went Saginaw's way against Rider as Saginaw made off with a 70-48 win. Given Saginaw's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 184th, while Rider is ranked 665th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Northwest was able to grind out a solid victory over Rider on Friday, taking the game 51-39.
Saginaw's win bumped their record up to 24-8. As for Northwest, their win bumped their record up to 10-22.
Saginaw was able to grind out a solid victory over Northwest when the teams last played back in January, winning 55-42. Does Saginaw have another victory up their sleeve, or will Northwest turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
