Newman Smith is on a nine-game streak of home losses, Creekview a six-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck will change on Tuesday. The Newman Smith Trojans will host the Creekview Mustangs at 7:15 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Last Friday, Newman Smith took a blow against Highland Park, falling 74-38. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 817th, while the Scots are ranked 52nd).
Meanwhile, Creekview lost to The Colony at home by a 83-65 margin on Friday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (58), the Mustangs still had to take the loss.
Creekview's loss dropped their record down to 9-20. As for Newman Smith, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-20.
Newman Smith came out on top in a nail-biter against Creekview in their previous meeting back in January, sneaking past 55-52. Will Newman Smith repeat their success, or does Creekview have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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