The Salado Eagles will square off against the Jarrell Cougars at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses apiece.
Salado will face Jarrell after dropping another heartbreaker against Marble Falls on Tuesday, which marked the third time in a row the team's come within 3.1 of beating them. Salado took a 63-50 hit to the loss column at the hands of Marble Falls.
Meanwhile, Jarrell was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Tuesday as they fell 42-36 to Burnet.
Jarrell's loss dropped their record down to 6-11. As for Salado, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-13.
Salado came out on top in a nail-biter against Jarrell in their previous matchup back in February of 2022, sneaking past 59-56. Does Salado have another victory up their sleeve, or will Jarrell turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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