Arlington hasn't had much luck against Houston recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Arlington Tigers will take on the Houston Mustangs at 7:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Arlington will bounce into Tuesday's matchup after beating Collierville, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Arlington blew past Collierville 86-60 on Wednesday. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 26th, while the Dragons are ranked 140th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
RJ Tate continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, going 9 for 11 en route to 23 points along with five rebounds and three steals. Rod Lucas was another key player, dropping a triple-double on 12 points, ten boards, and ten assists.
Arlington was working as a unit and finished the game with 21 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since the start of last season.
Meanwhile, Houston had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.4 points) and they went ahead and made it six on Saturday. They secured a 71-65 W over the Red Raiders.
Houston pushed their record up to 18-5 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 74.8 points per game. As for Arlington, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 13-5.
Arlington was taken down by Houston 91-56 in their previous meeting back in December of 2024. Can Arlington avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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