The New Deal Lions will take on the Wellington Skyrockets on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
New Deal is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They managed a 61-57 victory over Olton. The Lions haven't had any issues with the Mustangs recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive win against them.
Meanwhile, Wellington had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 36 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Monday. They skirted past the Elks 69-66. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Skyrockets' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 228th, while the Elks are ranked 91st).
New Deal's win bumped their record up to 22-12. As for Wellington, their victory bumped their record up to 23-9.
New Deal was dealt a bruising 74-37 loss at the hands of Wellington in their previous matchup back in February of 2021. Can New Deal avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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