Elkhart hasn't had much luck against Mexia recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Elkhart Elks will head out to challenge the Mexia Black Cats at 7:30 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Saturday, Elkhart was able to grind out a solid victory over A Plus Academy, taking the game 41-30.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Mexia). They managed a 69-63 win over Westwood on Tuesday. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Black Cats' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 417th, while the Panthers are ranked 114th).
Elkhart has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 7-7 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.3 points per game. As for Mexia, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-7.
Elkhart took a serious blow against Mexia in their previous matchup back in January, falling 102-45. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Elkhart was down 56-15.
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