The Lamar Vikings will head out to take on the Sam Houston Texans at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Lamar is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against South Grand Prairie on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Lamar was dealt a 76-32 loss at the hands of South Grand Prairie. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 555th, while the Warriors are ranked 63rd).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Sam Houston). They had just enough and edged Arlington out 66-64.
Sam Houston's win bumped their record up to 10-18. As for Lamar, they have also traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-20 record this season.
Lamar couldn't quite finish off Sam Houston in their previous meeting on January 7th and fell 36-34. Can Lamar avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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