The East Central Hornets will face off against the San Marcos Rattlers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
East Central came up short against Steele on Friday, falling 54-28. While losing is never fun, the Hornets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 320th, while the Knights are ranked 42nd).
Meanwhile, San Marcos had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 21 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They blew past the Buffaloes 80-33. The Rattlers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 contests by 26 points or more this season.
San Marcos pushed their record up to 22-6 with the win, which was their tenth straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.9 points per game. As for East Central, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 17-15.
East Central might still be hurting after the 62-36 loss they got from San Marcos in their previous meeting on January 3rd. Will East Central have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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