The Forney Jackrabbits will head out on the road to take on the Tyler Legacy Raiders at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
Forney is likely headed into the matchup with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Rockwall on Friday. Forney took a 35-20 bruising from Rockwall. While losing is never fun, the Jackrabbits can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 462nd, while the Yellowjackets are ranked 133rd).
Meanwhile, Tyler Legacy had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 14.2 points) and they went ahead and made it six on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 51-25 margin over the Yellowjackets. The Raiders have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 13 contests by 20 points or more this season.
Tyler Legacy's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 28-4. As for Forney, they have also traveled a rocky road recently having lost 11 of their last 13 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-16 record this season.
Forney suffered a grim 54-28 defeat to Tyler Legacy when the teams last played on January 7th. Can Forney avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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