MacArthur is on a nine-game streak of home losses, Nimitz an eight-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck will change on Friday. The MacArthur Cardinals will welcome the Nimitz Vikings at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Tuesday, MacArthur was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 63-59 to Richardson. While losing is never fun, the Cardinals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 682nd, while the Eagles are ranked 82nd).
Meanwhile, Nimitz ended up a good deal behind Dallas Jesuit on Tuesday and lost 54-38.
Nimitz's defeat dropped their record down to 5-19. As for MacArthur, their loss dropped their record down to 6-24.
MacArthur didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Nimitz in their previous meeting back in January, but they still walked away with a 65-59 victory. Does MacArthur have another victory up their sleeve, or will Nimitz turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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