The Denison Yellow Jackets and the Lebanon Trail Trail Blazers will round out the year against one another at at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Last Friday, Denison lost to Melissa at home by a 71-55 margin. The defeat continues a trend for the Yellow Jackets in their matchups with the Cardinals: they've now lost six in a row.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 73-33, which was the final score in Lebanon Trail's tilt against Emerson on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Trail Blazers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 591st, while the Mavericks are ranked 146th).
Lebanon Trail dropped their record down to 9-9 with the loss, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Denison, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-4.
Denison was able to grind out a solid win over Lebanon Trail in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, winning 61-52. Will Denison repeat their success, or does Lebanon Trail have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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