The Waxahachie Indians will head out on the road to face off against the Mesquite Skeeters at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Waxahachie is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 64.6 points per game this season.
Last Tuesday, Waxahachie was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 58-52 to Lancaster. While losing is never fun, the Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 91st, while the Tigers are ranked eighth).
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Jonathan Bradley, who went 5 for 9 en route to 14 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Christian Brown, who posted eight points and nine boards.
Meanwhile, Mesquite was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their tenth straight defeat. They took a blow against Duncanville, falling 75-45. The game marked the Skeeters' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Mesquite's loss dropped their record down to 9-18. As for Waxahachie, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 15-13.
Waxahachie strolled past Mesquite when the teams last played back in January by a score of 93-74. The rematch might be a little tougher for Waxahachie since the team 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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