The Marshall Mavericks will head out to square off against the Nacogdoches Dragons at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Marshall will be strutting in after a victory while Nacogdoches will be coming in after a loss.
Last Friday, Marshall strolled past Whitehouse with points to spare, taking the game 45-27.
Meanwhile, Nacogdoches was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They came up short against Mt. Pleasant, falling 61-39. While losing is never fun, the Dragons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 685th, while the Tigers are ranked 51st).
Marshall's win bumped their record up to 6-21. As for Nacogdoches, their loss dropped their record down to 9-19.
Marshall didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Nacogdoches in their previous meeting back in January, but they still walked away with a 43-39 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Marshall since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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