The Magnolia Blue Eagles will challenge the Trinity Christian Warriors at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Magnolia is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Caldwell on Monday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Magnolia came up short against Caldwell, falling 61-35. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Blue Eagles came into the contest with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 96th in West Virginia, while the Redskins are ranked 566th in Ohio).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Trinity Christian). They breezed by Clay-Battelle to the tune of 60-29 on Monday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Magnolia has also traveled a rocky road recently having lost ten of their last 12 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-11 record this season. As for Trinity Christian, their win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-7.
Magnolia came up short against Trinity Christian in their previous meeting last Saturday, falling 44-37. Can Magnolia avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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