Veterans Memorial is on a four-game streak of home losses, Incarnate Word a five-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck will change on Friday. The Veterans Memorial Patriots will host the Incarnate Word Shamrocks at 7:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Last Tuesday, Veterans Memorial ended up a good deal behind Tivy and lost 58-39. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 780th, while the Antlers are ranked 176th).
Meanwhile, Incarnate Word played a tough match on Tuesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They had to suffer through a 75-6 loss at the hands of Antonian Prep. The game marked the Shamrocks' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Veterans Memorial's loss dropped their record down to 6-25. As for Incarnate Word, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-20.
Everything went Veterans Memorial's way against Incarnate Word when the teams last played back in November of 2018, as Veterans Memorial made off with a 54-32 victory. Will Veterans Memorial repeat their success, or does Incarnate Word have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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