The Arlington Tigers are taking a road trip to face off against the Houston Mustangs at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Arlington is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 51.6 points per game this season.
Arlington is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 66 points on Tuesday, they were much more limited against Collierville on Wednesday. They took a blow against the Dragons, falling 51-21. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 194th, while the Dragons are ranked 50th).
Arlington got a good chunk of their points from the dynamic duo of Zaria Moss and Jordan Wirt, who each put up five points. Wirt also led the team in rebounds with ten.
Meanwhile, Houston got the win against Germantown on Thursday by a conclusive 66-43. The Mustangs have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight matches by 23 points or more this season.
Houston is also on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-8 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.8 points per game. As for Arlington, their loss dropped their record down to 8-10.
Arlington came up short against Houston in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, falling 63-52. Can Arlington avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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