The Grapevine Mustangs will take on the Ryan Raiders at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday.
It looked like the Kentucky Derby when Grapevine took on Denton on Friday. The Mustangs took a 38-33 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Broncos. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 472nd, while the Broncos are ranked 43rd).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Ryan). They blew past Richland 70-47 on Friday. The score was close at halftime, but the Raiders pulled away in the second half with 43 points.
Ryan has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-7 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.0 points over those games. As for Grapevine, their loss dropped their record down to 13-10.
Grapevine didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Ryan in their previous matchup back in January of 2025, but they still walked away with a 65-60 win. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was the Raiders' Kadon Jackson, who posted 21 points. Now that he won't be playing on Tuesday, will it be easier for the Mustangs to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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