The Riesel Indians will face off against the Axtell Longhorns at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Riesel is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Marlin on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Riesel was outmatched by Marlin and fell 71-31. While losing is never fun, the Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1412th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 536th).
Meanwhile, Axtell was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Tuesday as they fell 56-51 to Marlin.
Riesel has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-14 record this season. As for Axtell, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-8.
Riesel came up short against Axtell when the teams last played on January 7th, falling 48-43. Can Riesel avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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