Livingston and Shepherd are an even 5-5 against one another since November of 2016, but not for long. The Livingston Lions will face off against the Shepherd Pirates at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Livingston has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Livingston will bounce into Friday's contest after beating Hardin-Jefferson, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Livingston sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 64-62 win over Hardin-Jefferson on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Shepherd had to suffer through a 77-48 loss at the hands of Hargrave. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 513th, while the Falcons are ranked 122nd).
Shepherd's defeat dropped their record down to 16-11. As for Livingston, their victory bumped their record up to 15-10.
Everything came up roses for Livingston against Shepherd in their previous meeting back in February of 2022, as the team secured a 53-20 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Livingston since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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