The Harlandale Indians will face off against the Southwest Dragons at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Tuesday, Harlandale beat McCollum 57-46. Given the Indians' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 284th, while the Cowboys are ranked 587th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Southwest). They breezed by MacArthur to the tune of 87-46 on Tuesday. The Dragons have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine games by 20 points or more this season.
Harlandale pushed their record up to 8-4 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.2 points per game. As for Southwest, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 11-9.
Harlandale came up short against Southwest when the teams last played back in February, falling 74-67. Can Harlandale avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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