North Mesquite is 3-0 against Forney since December of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The North Mesquite Stallions will look to defend their home court against the Forney Jackrabbits at 1:00 p.m. Hopefully North Mesquite focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 18 on Tuesday.
Last Tuesday, North Mesquite came up short against Sachse and fell 64-57. The Stallions have struggled against the Mustangs recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Micah Vaughn, who went 6 for 15 en route to 20 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Christian Brooks, who went 5 for 10 en route to 12 points plus eight rebounds.
Even though they lost, North Mesquite smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 19 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive rebounds they've posted since the start of last season.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the contest if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Forney's strategy against Garland on Tuesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Forney blew Garland out of the water with a 67-36 final score. The Jackrabbits pushed the score to 43-22 by the end of the third, a deficit the Owls had little chance of recovering from.
The victory made it two in a row for Forney and bumps their season record up to 2-0. As for North Mesquite, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
North Mesquite didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Forney when the teams last played back in November of 2023, but they still walked away with a 43-39 win. Will North Mesquite repeat their success, or does Forney have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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