Nacogdoches hadn't done well against Jacksonville recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. The Nacogdoches Dragons secured a 52-46 W over the Jacksonville Fightin' Indians. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Dragons' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 270th, while the Fightin' Indians are ranked 84th).
Nacogdoches has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-8 record this season. As for Jacksonville, the loss snapped their winning streak at six games and leaves them with a 23-6 record.
Nacogdoches will square off against Lufkin at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Jacksonville, they will look to defend their home court on Friday against Tyler at 6:15 p.m. Jacksonville is on a three-game streak of home wins, Tyler a six-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court.
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