The Greenville Lions will head out on the road to face off against the Lovejoy Leopards at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Greenville comes in still looking for their first win of the season.
Last Tuesday, Greenville had to suffer through a rough 94-6 loss at the hands of McKinney North. While losing is never fun, Greenville can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1335th, while McKinney North is ranked 43rd).
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought contest, but Lovejoy had to settle for a 39-37 defeat against Melissa on Tuesday.
Greenville's loss was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which bumped their record down to 0-17. As for Lovejoy, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-7.
Greenville came up short against Lovejoy when the teams last played back in January, falling 48-36. Can Greenville avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.