A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Rains Wildcats take on the Mount Vernon Tigers at 8:00 p.m. on Friday... 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, Rains was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 55-54 to Commerce. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 635th, while the Tigers are ranked 275th).
Meanwhile, Mount Vernon was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their 21st straight defeat dating back to last season. They had to suffer through a 64-25 loss at the hands of Lone Oak.
Rains' loss dropped their record down to 18-7. As for Mount Vernon, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-20.
Everything came up roses for Rains against Mount Vernon in their previous matchup on January 7th, as the squad secured a 75-28 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Rains since the team 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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