The Mount Vernon Tigers are taking a road trip to face off against the Lone Oak Buffaloes at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Mount Vernon has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with 20 straight losses, while Lone Oak will come in with three straight wins.
Last Friday, Mount Vernon was beaten by Chisum 70-14. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1588th, while the Mustangs are ranked 682nd).
Meanwhile, Lone Oak hadn't done well against Commerce recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Lone Oak skirted past Commerce 52-50.
Lone Oak is also on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-12 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.7 points per game. As for Mount Vernon, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-19.
Mount Vernon took a serious blow against Lone Oak when the teams last played on January 3rd, falling 65-37. Can Mount Vernon avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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