Groesbeck hasn't had much luck against Mexia recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Groesbeck Goats will square off against the Mexia Black Cats at 6:15 p.m.
Groesbeck is headed into Friday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their sixth straight game on Friday. They were beaten by Westwood 83-16. While losing is never fun, the Goats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1173rd, while the Panthers are ranked 284th).
Meanwhile, Mexia entered their tilt with Buffalo on Tuesday with eight consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with nine. They breezed by the Bison to the tune of 91-44. With the Black Cats ahead 44-14 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
Mexia is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 21-10 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.7 points per game. As for Groesbeck, their loss dropped their record down to 7-13.
Groesbeck lost to Mexia on the road by a decisive 75-59 margin in their previous meeting back in January. Can Groesbeck avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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