Tivy and Smithson Valley are an even 5-5 against one another since November of 2016, but not for long. The Tivy Antlers will challenge the Smithson Valley Rangers at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Tivy is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Tuesday. They came up short against Veterans Memorial, falling 77-57. While losing is never fun, the Antlers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 467th, while the Patriots are ranked 159th).
Meanwhile, Smithson Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. The match between them and Wagner didn't end well, with Smithson Valley falling 80-64. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Friday (56), the Rangers still had to take the loss.
Smithson Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 10-13. As for Tivy, their loss dropped their record down to 13-18.
Tivy lost to Smithson Valley on the road by a decisive 75-59 margin in their previous matchup back in December of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Smithson Valley's Wayne Jurica, who went 6 for 12 en route to 22 points along with five rebounds and three steals. Now that Tivy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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