Turner hasn't had much luck against Wakeland recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Turner Lions will challenge the Wakeland Wolverines at 6:00 p.m.
Turner is headed into Tuesday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 17th straight game on Friday. They took a blow against Reedy, falling 72-3. While losing is never fun, Turner can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1256th, while Reedy is ranked 189th).
Meanwhile, it may have taken double overtime to finish the job, but Wakeland ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Lone Star, sneaking past 72-70. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Wolverines have posted since December 19, 2023.
Wakeland has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 27-6 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.0 points per game. As for Turner, their loss dropped their record down to 2-22.
Turner took a serious blow against Wakeland when the teams last played back in January, falling 66-6. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Turner was down 50-2.
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