Midland was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They came up short against the Midland Legacy Rebels, falling 62-42. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 863rd, while the Rebels are ranked 247th).
Diego Rodriguez was his usual excellent self, going 5 for 11 on his way to 17 points and three steals for Midland Legacy. Rodriguez's evening made it ten games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Nic Moore, who posted eight points.
Midland's loss dropped their record down to 9-16. As for Midland Legacy, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season.
Midland will host Frenship at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Frenship's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last 19 games. As for Midland Legacy, they will head out to challenge Permian at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Permian is on a six-game streak of home wins, Midland Legacy a four-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court.
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