The Texas Tigers will venture away from home to square off against the Marshall Mavericks at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses apiece.
Last Tuesday, Texas came up short against Mt. Pleasant and fell 40-30. The matchup marked Texas' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Meanwhile, Marshall suffered their biggest loss since February 9th on Tuesday. They took a blow against Hallsville, falling 78-47. 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 775th, while the Bobcats are ranked 262nd).
Texas' defeat dropped their record down to 6-6. As for Marshall, their loss dropped their record down to 3-6.
Texas came up short against Marshall in their previous matchup back in January, falling 74-67. Can Texas avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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