The Huntington Red Devils will face off against the Diboll Lumberjacks at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Last Tuesday, Huntington came up short against Pineywoods Community Academy and fell 57-48. The Red Devils haven't had much luck with the Timberwolves recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Meanwhile, Diboll didn't have quite enough to beat Pollok Central on Tuesday and fell 33-31. While losing is never fun, the Lumberjacks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1193rd, while the Bulldogs are ranked 568th).
Huntington's loss dropped their record down to 12-23. As for Diboll, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-15.
Huntington skirted past Diboll 47-44 when the teams last played back in January. Will Huntington repeat their success, or does Diboll have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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