The Cushing Bearkats will venture away from home to square off against the Alto Yellowjackets at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. Cushing will be strutting in after a win while Alto will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Tuesday, everything went Cushing's way against Carlisle as Cushing made off with a 54-31 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bearkats.
Meanwhile, Alto was beaten by Grapeland 77-45 on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Yellowjackets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 632nd, while the Sandies are ranked 227th).
Cushing has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-9 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.0 points per game. As for Alto, they dropped their record down to 9-5 with the loss, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Cushing came up short against Alto in their previous matchup back in February, falling 59-54. Can Cushing avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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