Jacksonville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They were three points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 64-61 heartbreaker at the hands of the Texas Tigers. While losing is never fun, the Fightin' Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 802nd, while the Tigers are ranked 339th).
Jacksonville's loss dropped their record down to 6-11. As for Texas, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-6.
When Jacksonville and Texas next hit the court, they'll be up against teams who recently just can't seem to lose. Jacksonville will try to stop Mt. Pleasant's five-game winning streak when the meet at 5:45 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Texas will take on Lufkin and their 14-game winning streak at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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