If Lufkin was feeling good fresh off their 54-24 takedown of Marshall last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Lufkin Panthers came up short against the Jacksonville Fightin' Indians on Tuesday, falling 62-36. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 380th, while the Fightin' Indians are ranked 85th).
Lufkin has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 12-10 record this season. As for Jacksonville, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 22-5.
Coincidentally, both will both be playing Whitehouse the next time they take the court. Jacksonville will host Whitehouse at 6:15 p.m. on Friday, while Lufkin will head out to face them at 6:30 p.m. on January 14th.
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