The Sweetwater Mustangs are taking a road trip to take on the Merkel Badgers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Sweetwater easily dispatched San Angelo Texas Leadership Charter Academy last Friday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. Sweetwater fell just short of Grape Creek by a score of 42-40 on Friday. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Mustangs came into the match with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 532nd, while the Eagles are ranked 1115th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Merkel). They breezed by San Angelo Texas Leadership Charter Academy to the tune of 56-29 on Friday. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Badgers as it put an end to their four-game losing streak.
Sweetwater dropped their record down to 10-11 with the defeat, which was their third straight at home. As for Merkel, their win bumped their record up to 8-13.
Sweetwater didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Merkel in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, but they still walked away with a 58-52 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Sweetwater since the squad 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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