The Jarrell Cougars will face off against the Marble Falls Mustangs at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Jarrell has now lost seven straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since December 17.
On Tuesday, Jarrell was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 47-42 to Gateway College Preparatory. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1135th, while the Gators are ranked 470th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Marble Falls). They came out on top against Taylor by a score of 70-59 on Tuesday.
Marble Falls is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a massive bump to their 14-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.7 points per game. As for Jarrell, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-15.
Jarrell came out on top in a nail-biter against Marble Falls in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, sneaking past 58-56. Will Jarrell repeat their success, or does Marble Falls have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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