The Crockett Bulldogs will face off against the Diboll Lumberjacks at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Diboll is facing Crockett at the wrong time: Crockett suffered their first home loss of the season on Friday and they're likely out for redemption. They came up short against the Mustangs, falling 65-44. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 558th, while the Mustangs are ranked 209th).
Diboll got their first taste of in-conference action this week and they started things off strong. They snuck past Huntington with a 45-39 win on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Lumberjacks.
Diboll has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 4-9 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.8 points per game. As for Crockett, their loss ended an 18-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 18-7.
Crockett didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Diboll in their previous meeting last Saturday, but they still walked away with a 62-58 victory. Will Crockett repeat their success, or does Diboll have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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