The Mount Vernon Tigers will venture away from home to face off against the Lone Oak Buffaloes at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Mount Vernon will be strutting in after a win while Lone Oak will be coming in after a loss.
Last Friday, Mount Vernon didn't have too much trouble with Chisum as they won 55-36. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 395th, while the Mustangs are ranked 1034th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Lone Oak was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. The match between them and Commerce didn't end well, with Lone Oak falling 46-27.
Lone Oak's loss dropped their record down to 5-17. As for Mount Vernon, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-10 record this season.
Mount Vernon beat Lone Oak 49-36 when the teams last played on January 3rd. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mount Vernon since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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