Riesel is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Marlin is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Riesel Indians will host the Marlin Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
On Tuesday, Riesel blew past Bruceville-Eddy, posting a 64-10 victory. Given the Indians' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 407th, while the Eagles are ranked 1461st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Marlin). They took their matchup on Friday with ease, bagging a 91-18 win over Bruceville-Eddy. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 51-12.
Riesel has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 27.6 points per game. As for Marlin, their victory bumped their record up to 13-6.
Riesel came up short against Marlin in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, falling 46-41. Will Riesel have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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