The Rio Vista Eagles just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Meyer Ravens at 7:45 p.m. on Friday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Rio Vista has struggled recently with eight defeats in a row, while Meyer will arrive with 16 straight victories.
The home team had come away the winner the last four times Rio Vista and Itasca had met, but sadly for the fans who attended this one that wasn't the case. The Eagles were just a bucket shy of victory on Thursday and fell 54-53 to the Wampus Cats. Eagles fans who chose to attend the game sure picked the wrong one: it was the first time the team has lost against the Wampus Cats since Thursday.
Meanwhile, Meyer didn't have too much trouble with Itasca last Thursday as they won 61-44. Given the Ravens' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 381st, while the Wampus Cats are ranked 811th) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meyer's win bumped their record up to 20-5. As for Rio Vista, their loss dropped their record down to 8-19.
Rio Vista was dealt a bruising 83-23 defeat at the hands of Meyer in their previous matchup on January 6th. Can the Eagles avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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