The Mildred Eagles will face off against the Italy Gladiators at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Mildred is coming into the match hot, having won their last six games.
On Friday, Mildred was fully in charge, breezing past Hubbard 73-32.
Meanwhile, Italy opened the new year with a less-than-successful 59-50 loss to Clifton. While losing is never fun, the Gladiators can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 915th, while the Cubs are ranked 419th).
Mildred is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.5 points per game. As for Italy, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-7.
Mildred came out on top in a nail-biter against Italy in their previous matchup back in December of 2019, sneaking past 64-62. Will Mildred repeat their success, or does Italy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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