Spruce is 0-7 against North Mesquite since December of 2019 but things could change on Tuesday. The Spruce Timberwolves will be playing in front of their home fans against the North Mesquite Stallions at 7:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Spruce is headed into Tuesday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 17th straight game on Friday. They were dealt a 64-11 loss at the hands of Seagoville. While losing is never fun, the Timberwolves can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1326th, while the Dragons are ranked 405th).
Meanwhile, North Mesquite unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Friday. They took a 44-37 hit to the loss column at the hands of West Mesquite. The contest marked the Stallions' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Spruce will need focus on slowing down Micah Vaughn, one of several North Mesquite players who made an impact when they last played. He posted 11 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Chris Bendaw, who had eight points and seven boards.
Spruce's defeat dropped their record down to 3-20. As for North Mesquite, their loss dropped their record down to 17-10.
Spruce took a serious blow against North Mesquite in their previous meeting back in January, falling 78-20. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Spruce was down 46-8.
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