The Sundown Roughnecks will take on the Morton Indians at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Sundown is coming into the game on a five-game losing streak.
Sundown is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Levelland on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Sundown had to suffer through a 79-39 loss at the hands of Levelland. The Roughnecks were down 63-29 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
Despite the defeat, Sundown had strong showings from Joshua Hogan, who posted six points and nine rebounds, and AdAn EscAmillA, who put up eight points.
Meanwhile, Morton ended up a good deal behind Plains on Friday and lost 52-37. 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 833rd, while the Cowboys are ranked 320th).
Sundown's loss dropped their record down to 4-8. As for Morton, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-7.
Everything came up roses for Sundown against Morton when the teams last played back in February of 2021, as the squad secured a 68-36 victory. Will Sundown repeat their success, or does Morton have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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