The Central Heights Blue Devils will square off against the Mexia Black Cats at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.
Last Friday, Central Heights was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 49-45 to Pineywoods Community Academy. The Blue Devils have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Mexia had already won nine in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 26.9 points) and they went ahead and made it ten on Friday. They strolled past the Goats with points to spare, taking the game 69-54. Given the Black Cats' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 364th, while the Goats are ranked 1150th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Mexia pushed their record up to 22-10 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.3 points over those games. As for Central Heights, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-17.
Central Heights lost to Mexia on the road by a decisive 55-37 margin when the teams last played back in December of 2022. Can Central Heights avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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