The Muleshoe Mules will face off against the Friona Chieftans at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with six consecutive losses for Muleshoe and ten for Friona.
On Friday, Muleshoe was beaten by Slaton 95-42. While losing is never fun, the Mules can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1313th, while the Tigers are ranked 178th).
Meanwhile, Friona took a blow against Shallowater on Friday, falling 90-35.
Friona's defeat dropped their record down to 5-20. As for Muleshoe, their loss dropped their record down to 4-22.
Muleshoe got the 'W' in their previous matchup back in January against Friona by a conclusive 64-44 score. Will the Mules repeat their success, or do the Chieftans have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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