For the first time this season, Forney will have a chance to prove themselves in a conference matchup. They will be home for the holidays to greet the Longview Lobos at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Forney has given up an average of 54.9 points per game this season, but Tuesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
On Tuesday, Forney came up short against McKinney North and fell 63-53.
Meanwhile, Longview had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 28.5 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. They walked away with a 62-52 victory over the Eagles. Given the Lobos' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 139th, while the Eagles are ranked 387th) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Forney's loss dropped their record down to 6-8. As for Longview, their win bumped their record up to 15-2.
Forney didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Longview in their previous meeting back in January, but they still walked away with a 47-42 victory. Do the Jackrabbits have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Lobos turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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