The Texas Truth HomeSchool Truth will venture away from home to square off against the Concordia Lutheran Crusaders at 1:15 p.m. on Thursday. Texas Truth HomeSchool is coming into the game on a four-game losing streak.
Texas Truth HomeSchool is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took a 68-55 hit to the loss column at the hands of The Awty International back in November. While losing is never fun, the Truth can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1240th, while the Rams are ranked 595th).
Meanwhile, Concordia Lutheran humbled Marlin with a 64-36 victory. The Crusaders have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six contests by 21 points or more this season.
Concordia Lutheran's win came from a few key players Texas Truth HomeSchool will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Ghaven Mittal, who went 7-for-13 to rack up 18 points. The matchup was his sixth in a row with at least 15 points. Another player making a difference was Elijah Boyd, who shot 56% from the field on his way to 11 points and five assists.
Concordia Lutheran was working as a unit and finished the game with 18 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in November.
The win made it two in a row for Concordia Lutheran and bumps their season record up to 11-8. The victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.5 points over those games. As for Texas Truth HomeSchool, their loss dropped their record down to 1-4.
Texas Truth HomeSchool took a serious blow against Concordia Lutheran in their previous matchup back in November, falling 72-42. Can the Truth avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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