The Little River Academy Bumblebees will square off against the Mexia Black Cats at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Mexia took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Little River Academy, who comes in off a win.
Little River Academy is coming into the contest on the come-up as their season has now been buoyed by two straight wins. They walked away with a 49-37 victory over Rockdale on Friday.
Meanwhile, Mexia was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 79-74 to Tatum. While losing is never fun, the Black Cats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 368th, while the Eagles are ranked 132nd).
Little River Academy's win bumped their record up to 10-18. As for Mexia, their defeat dropped their record down to 23-11.
Everything came up roses for Little River Academy against Mexia in their previous matchup back in December of 2021, as the team secured a 79-52 victory. Will Little River Academy repeat their success, or does Mexia have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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