Turner is 0-4 against Wakeland since January of 2023 but things could change on Friday. The Turner Lions will host the Wakeland Wolverines at 6:00 p.m.
Turner is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 11th straight game on Tuesday. They had to suffer through a 69-10 loss at the hands of Reedy. While losing is never fun, Turner can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1354th, while Reedy is ranked 137th).
Meanwhile, Wakeland hadn't done well against Lone Star recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Wakeland was the clear victor by a 56-36 margin over Lone Star. The Wolverines have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 matchups by 20 points or more this season.
Wakeland is on a roll lately: they've won 16 of their last 19 games, which provided a nice bump to their 21-5 record this season. As for Turner, their loss dropped their record down to 2-16.
Turner was dealt a bruising 67-19 defeat at the hands of Wakeland in their previous meeting back in January of 2024. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Turner was down 39-10.
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