The Lipan Indians will challenge the Martins Mill Mustangs at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Lipan is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. Everything went their way against New Home as Lipan made off with a 63-41 victory. The win was familiar territory for the Indians, who have now won 17 games in a row.
Meanwhile, Martins Mill had already won 16 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 35.3 points) and they went ahead and made it 17 on Tuesday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Eagles 66-33. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 88th, while the Eagles are ranked 523rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Lipan pushed their record up to 33-4 with the victory, which was their tenth straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.3 points over those games. As for Martins Mill, their win bumped their record up to 35-1.
Lipan couldn't quite finish off Martins Mill in their previous meeting back in December of 2024 and fell 39-36. Can Lipan avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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