The Burkeville Mustangs will head out to square off against the High Island Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with five consecutive losses for Burkeville and eight for High Island.
Burkeville saw some tournament action on Saturday. They had to suffer through a 68-26 loss at the hands of Good Samaritan HomeSchool. The contest marked the Mustangs' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Meanwhile, High Island suffered their closest loss since January 19th on Friday. They fell just short of Lumberton by a score of 2-0. While losing is never fun, the Cardinals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1568th, while the Raiders are ranked 765th).
High Island's defeat dropped their record down to 2-13. As for Burkeville, their loss dropped their record down to 2-10.
Burkeville barely slipped by High Island when the teams last played back in February, winning 57-56. Does Burkeville have another victory up their sleeve, or will High Island turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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