Palestine lost against Madisonville back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The matchup between the Palestine Wildcats and the Madisonville Mustangs didn't end well, with the Palestine Wildcats falling 65-47. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 650th, while the Mustangs are ranked 284th).
Palestine has also been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last nine contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 13-17 record this season. As for Madisonville, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 22-7 record this season.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Palestine will welcome Rusk at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Palestine is facing Rusk at the right time seeing as Rusk is stuck on a ten-game losing streak. As for Madisonville, they will be playing at home against Center at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Center knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past nine matchups -- so hopefully Madisonville likes a good challenge.
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