The Jacksonville Fightin' Indians will head out on the road to square off against the Marshall Mavericks at 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Jacksonville is coming into the matchup on a four-game losing streak.
Jacksonville is headed into the game having just suffered their biggest defeat since November 21st last Friday. They were beaten by Mt. Pleasant 69-41. While losing is never fun, the Fightin' Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 783rd, while the Tigers are ranked 35th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Marshall). They managed a 70-64 win over Kemp on Friday. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Mavericks as it put an end to their five-game losing streak.
Jacksonville's loss dropped their record down to 6-12. As for Marshall, their win bumped their record up to 4-9.
Jacksonville strolled past Marshall when the teams last played on December 7th by a score of 58-44. Will Jacksonville repeat their success, or does Marshall have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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