The Howell Central Spartans are taking a road trip to face off against the Marquette Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Howell Central has struggled recently with four defeats in a row, while Marquette will arrive with three straight victories.
Howell Central is headed into the matchup having just suffered their closest loss since January 23rd on Thursday. They fell just short of Timberland by a score of 58-55. While losing is never fun, the Spartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 306th, while the T-Wolves are ranked 49th).
Meanwhile, Marquette beat Hickman 80-68 on Sunday.
Howell Central's defeat dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Marquette, their win bumped their record up to 3-0.
Things could have been worse for Howell Central, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 64-49 loss to Marquette in their previous meeting back in December of 2015. Can Howell Central avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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