Meridian was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They lost 52-31 to the Maypearl Panthers. While losing is never fun, the Yellowjackets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1029th, while the Panthers are ranked 390th).
Meridian's defeat dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Maypearl, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-5.
Coincidentally, both will both be playing Castleberry the next time they take the court. Meridian will head out to face Castleberry at 4:45 p.m. on Thursday, while Maypearl will play them later in the day, at 11:45 a.m.
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