The Jasper Bulldogs will head out to take on the Lumberton Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with five consecutive losses apiece.
On Tuesday, Jasper came up short against Vidor and fell 60-53. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 915th, while the Pirates are ranked 380th).
Meanwhile, Lumberton had to suffer through a 74-38 loss at the hands of Silsbee.
Lumberton's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-10. As for Jasper, their loss dropped their record down to 3-5.
Jasper came up short against Lumberton when the teams last played back in January, falling 42-32. Can Jasper avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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