The Mesquite Skeeters will venture away from home to challenge the Duncanville Panthers and Pantherettes at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Last Friday, Mesquite was beaten by Lancaster 91-34. While losing is never fun, the Skeeters can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 270th, while the Tigers are ranked 18th).
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Duncanville against Horn on Friday as the team secured a 65-29 win. The Panthers and Pantherettes have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten contests by 23 points or more this season.
Mesquite dropped their record down to 14-16 with the loss, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Duncanville, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 24-6 record this season.
Mesquite suffered a grim 60-35 defeat to Duncanville when the teams last played back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Duncanville's Trystan James, who went 9 of 19 on her way to 20 points and three steals. Now that Mesquite knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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