Memorial's found some homefield redemption this week after a overtime loss to Abilene on Saturday. The Memorial Mavericks managed a 46-40 victory over the Cooper Cougars. Given the Mavericks' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 544th, while the Cougars are ranked 1164th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Memorial has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 9-6 record this season. As for Cooper, they dropped their record down to 1-25 with the defeat, which was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Legacy the next time they take the court. Memorial will head out to face Legacy at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday, while Cooper will host them at 6:15 p.m. on Friday.
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