Marshall hasn't had much luck against Jacksonville recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Marshall Mavericks are taking a road trip to take on the Jacksonville Fightin' Indians at 6:15 p.m.
Marshall is headed into Friday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 13th straight game on Friday. They were dealt a 71-40 loss at the hands of Mt. Pleasant. While losing is never fun, the Mavericks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1110th, while the Tigers are ranked 280th).
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Jacksonville beat Mt. Pleasant 47-43 on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Fightin' Indians.
Jacksonville has also been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 25-7 record this season. As for Marshall, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-23.
Marshall took a serious blow against Jacksonville in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, falling 75-29. Can Marshall avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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