Marquette was the 49-38 winner over Howell when they last played one another last Wednesday, but their luck changed this time around. The Marquette Mustangs fell just short of the Howell Vikings by a score of 45-42 on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 91st, while the Vikings are ranked 11th).
Marquette's defeat dropped their record down to 6-10. As for Howell, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 15-2.
Marquette will face off against Lafayette at 5:30 p.m. on February 4th. As for Howell, they will challenge Jackson at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are headed into the matchup with plenty of momentum (Howell has won three straight at home, while Jackson won three straight on the road), something that'll have to change.
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