The South Grand Prairie Warriors are taking a road trip to square off against the Martin Warriors at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. South Grand Prairie knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past six contests -- so hopefully Martin likes a good challenge.
South Grand Prairie easily dispatched Lamar on Tuesday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. South Grand Prairie fell just short of Grand Prairie by a score of 58-56 on Friday. The Warriors' loss signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, Martin came tearing into Friday's matchup with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.7 points) and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 53-40 victory over the Buffalos. Given the Warriors' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 149th, while the Buffalos are ranked 746th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Martin is also on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-12 record this season. As for South Grand Prairie, their defeat dropped their record down to 19-12.
South Grand Prairie came up short against Martin in their previous meeting back in January, falling 58-53. Can South Grand Prairie avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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