The Mexia Black Cats will square off against the Little River Academy Bumblebees at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Mexia knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 12 contests -- so hopefully Little River Academy likes a good challenge.
Last Friday, Mexia was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 79-74 to Tatum. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Monday (62), the Black Cats still had to take the loss.
Little River Academy hasn't had quite the year their fans were hoping for to this point, but back-to-back wins may be a sign of good things to come. They walked away with a 49-37 win over Rockdale on Friday.
Mexia's loss ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 23-11. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 78.7 points over those games. As for Little River Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 10-18.
Mexia was taken down by Little River Academy 79-52 in their previous matchup back in December of 2021. Can Mexia avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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