The Longview Lobos will take on the North Forney Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses for Longview and eight for North Forney.
Last Tuesday, Longview came up short against Rockwall-Heath and fell 60-52. While losing is never fun, the Lobos can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 420th, while the Hawks are ranked 84th).
Meanwhile, North Forney was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Tuesday as they fell 67-61 to Royse City.
Longview's defeat dropped their record down to 14-12. As for North Forney, their loss dropped their record down to 12-18.
Longview was able to grind out a solid win over North Forney when the teams last played on January 7th, winning 52-44. Will Longview repeat their success, or does North Forney have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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