The Central Heights Blue Devils will head out on the road to face off against the Diboll Lumberjacks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Central Heights saw some tournament action on Thursday. They took a 56-37 bruising from Christian Homeschool Sports Ministries. While losing is never fun, the Blue Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 520th, while the Crimson Knights are ranked 65th).
Meanwhile, Diboll had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 14.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They blew past the Timberwolves 48-28. The Lumberjacks have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight games by 20 points or more this season.
Diboll's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-3. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 21.2 points. As for Central Heights, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-6 record this season.
Central Heights strolled past Diboll in their previous matchup back in January by a score of 46-29. The rematch might be a little tougher for Central Heights 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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