The Lasara Lions are taking a road trip to challenge the Bruni Badgers at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Lasara is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against McMullen County on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Lasara was dealt a 56-27 defeat at the hands of McMullen County. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1549th, while the Cowboys are ranked 531st).
Meanwhile, Bruni was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their 15th straight loss dating back to last season. They came up short against San Perlita, falling 43-19.
Bruni's defeat dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Lasara, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-14 record this season.
Everything went Lasara's way against Bruni in their previous meeting on January 7th, as Lasara made off with a 45-24 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lasara 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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