The Roosevelt Mustangs will head out on the road to face off against the Wilmer-Hutchins Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Roosevelt has three straight wins, Wilmer-Hutchins has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
On Tuesday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Roosevelt beat Pinkston 61-55.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 87-59, which was the final score in Wilmer-Hutchins' tilt against Carter on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 961st, while the Cowboys are ranked 103rd).
Roosevelt's victory bumped their record up to 16-13. As for Wilmer-Hutchins, their loss dropped their record down to 6-21.
Roosevelt took their win against Wilmer-Hutchins when the teams last played on January 7th by a conclusive 61-41. The rematch might be a little tougher for Roosevelt since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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