The Lebanon Trail Trail Blazers will venture away from home to challenge the Emerson Mavericks at 7:15 p.m. on Friday.
Lebanon Trail is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Frisco on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Lebanon Trail might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting Frisco an easy 65-41 victory.
The losing side was boosted by Joaquin Gibson, who posted 13 points. Another player making a difference was Deniz Aral, who put up seven points.
Meanwhile, Emerson was able to grind out a solid win over Independence on Tuesday, taking the game 60-53. That's two games straight that the Mavericks have won by exactly seven points.
Lebanon Trail's loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 9-8. As for Emerson, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season.
Lebanon Trail came up short against Emerson in their previous meeting back in February, falling 54-46. Thankfully for Lebanon Trail, Brandon Maxey (who went 6 of 7 en route to 19 points and eight rebounds) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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