The Mineola Yellowjackets will venture away from home to challenge the Prairiland Patriots at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Mineola is coming into the matchup on a five-game losing streak.
Mineola faced off against Hooks. in a bug-themed battle on Thursday. The contest between Mineola and Hooks didn't end well, with Mineola falling 58-44. While losing is never fun, the Yellowjackets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1129th, while the Hornets are ranked 541st).
Meanwhile, Prairiland was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. Their2024 ended with a 54-38 loss against Harts Bluff.
Prairiland's defeat dropped their record down to 12-10. As for Mineola, their loss dropped their record down to 3-8.
Everything went Mineola's way against Prairiland in their previous matchup back in December of 2016, as Mineola made off with a 53-28 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mineola since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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