The Marcus Marauders will square off against the Lewisville Farmers at 6:15 p.m. on Friday. The timing is sure in Marcus' favor as the squad sits on six straight wins at home while Lewisville has been banged up by nine consecutive losses on the road.
On Tuesday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Marcus beat Coppell 72-66. Given the Marauders' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 37th, while the Cowboys are ranked 194th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Lewisville). They came out on top against Little Elm by a score of 93-85 on Tuesday. The victory was some much needed relief for the Farmers as it spelled an end to their ten-game losing streak.
Marcus is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 23-8 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.1 points per game. As for Lewisville, their win was their first in the district, bumping their district record up to 1-11 and their overall record up to 8-20.
Marcus was able to grind out a solid victory over Lewisville in their previous meeting back in January, winning 75-67. Will Marcus repeat their success, or does Lewisville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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