Balmorhea is on a five-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Marfa is on a four-game streak of away wins (also dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Balmorhea Bears will face off against the Marfa Shorthorns at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Friday, Balmorhea came up short against Holy Cross and fell 72-64. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (58), the Bears still had to take the loss.
Meanwhile, Marfa got themselves on the board against Fort Hancock on Friday, but Fort Hancock never followed suit. They breezed by the Mustangs on the road to the tune of 62-0.
Balmorhea's loss dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Marfa, the victory also got them back to even at 1-1.
Everything came up roses for Balmorhea against Marfa in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 as the squad secured a 62-14 win. Will Balmorhea repeat their success, or does Marfa have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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