The Mansfield Wolverines will head out to square off against the Red River Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Mansfield took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Lakeside with a sharp 63-39 victory.
Meanwhile, Red River entered their tilt with Many on Tuesday with 11 consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 12. They claimed a resounding 72-27 win over the Tigers. The Bulldogs have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine contests by 33 points or more this season.
Red River's victory was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 22-8. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.4 points per game. As for Mansfield, their win bumped their record up to 15-18.
Things could have been worse for Mansfield, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 79-62 loss to Red River in their previous meeting back in January. Can Mansfield avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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