The Marcus Marauders will face off against the Lake Ridge Eagles at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Marcus comes in on five and Lake Ridge on 14.
Marcus is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. Everything went their way against Martin as Marcus made off with a 69-47 win. Given the Marauders' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 28th, while the Warriors are ranked 122nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, it was a Battle of the Birds when Lake Ridge challenged Eastlake on Friday. Lake Ridge blew past Eastlake 71-35. The Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 15 matches by 20 points or more this season.
Marcus pushed their record up to 27-8 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.9 points over those games. As for Lake Ridge, their win bumped their record up to 34-2.
Marcus might still be hurting after the 53-30 loss they got from Lake Ridge when the teams last played back in December of 2014. Can Marcus avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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