The Southland Eagles will challenge the Wellman-Union Wildcats at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Southland hasn't scored more than 25 points for five games straight, a trend the squad is eager to reverse.
Southland is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Guthrie on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Southland was outmatched by Guthrie at home and fell 44-10. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1119th, while the Jaguars are ranked 298th).
While Wellman-Union didn't have the best season last year (they finished 2-14), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They were beaten by Friona 48-20 on Saturday. The matchup marked the Wildcats' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Wellman-Union's defeat dropped their record down to 7-3. As for Southland, their loss dropped their record down to 3-5.
Southland came up short against Wellman-Union when the teams last played back in January of 2016, falling 40-32. Will Southland have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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