The Mart Panthers will head out on the road to take on the Bruceville-Eddy Eagles at 6:45 p.m. on Tuesday.
Mart lost 67-44 to Live Oak Classical back in December of 2024. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1027th, while the Falcons are ranked 278th).
Meanwhile, Bruceville-Eddy hadn't done well against Chilton recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Bruceville-Eddy rang in the new year with a 37-28 win over Chilton. The victory was some much needed relief for the Eagles as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
Bruceville-Eddy's win ended an eight-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 5-14. As for Mart, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-3.
Mart skirted past Bruceville-Eddy 42-40 in their previous meeting back in December of 2015. Will Mart repeat their success, or does Bruceville-Eddy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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