The Martin Warriors and the Saginaw Rough Riders will round out the year against one another at at 1:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Martin easily dispatched Arlington on Tuesday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. Martin fell just short of Lamar by a score of 36-33 on Friday. While the Warriors didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Vikings 11-3 in the first quarter.
Meanwhile, Saginaw was just a bucket shy of victory on Friday and fell 30-29 to Azle. The Rough Riders have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Martin will need focus on slowing down Jazmine Duncan, one of several Saginaw players who made an impact when they last played. She posted seven points along with ten rebounds and five steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Amaya McGrew, who put up nine points and seven rebounds.
Saginaw's loss dropped their record down to 10-8. As for Martin, their defeat was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 5-11.
Martin took their win against Saginaw in their previous matchup back in December of 2023 by a conclusive 50-27. Will Martin repeat their success, or does Saginaw have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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