Prairiland hasn't had much luck against Mount Vernon recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. Both will compete for holiday cheer at 6:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
On Friday, Prairiland had to suffer through a 79-47 loss at the hands of Commerce. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 785th, while the Tigers are ranked 296th).
Meanwhile, Mount Vernon ended up a good deal behind Taylor on Friday and lost 43-27. The contest marked the Tigers' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Mount Vernon's defeat dropped their record down to 7-6. As for Prairiland, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-8.
Prairiland came up short against Mount Vernon in their previous matchup back in January of 2020, falling 48-39. Can Prairiland avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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