The King Mustangs will square off against the Ray Texans at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. King is coming into the game on a six-game losing streak.
King is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Miller on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. The Mustangs were beaten by the Buccaneers 72-45. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1261st, while the Buccaneers are ranked 503rd).
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Ray, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Gregory-Portland on Friday as they made off with a 70-44 win. The Texans have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 matchups by 20 points or more this season.
Ray's win came from a few key players that King will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Tripp Thompson, who shot 60% from the field en route to 14 points in addition to five assists and five rebounds. Jayden Zaragoza was another key player, as he made all 8 shots he took racking up 22 points.
Ray pushed their record up to 22-8 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 73.7 points over those games. As for King, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-25.
King was dealt a bruising 79-40 loss at the hands of Ray in their previous matchup on January 2nd. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Mustangs were down 45-14.
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