The Mesquite Skeeters will head out on the road to square off against the Skyline Raiders at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Mesquite will be strutting in after a victory while Skyline will be coming in after a loss.
Having struggled with three defeats in a row, Mesquite turned things around against South Hills on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Scorpions 63-26. Given the Skeeters' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 335th, while the Scorpions are ranked 1213th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Skyline came up short against Lincoln on Friday and fell 57-50.
Skyline has been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-12 record this season. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.0 points per game. As for Mesquite, they now have a winning record of 9-8.
Mesquite couldn't quite finish off Skyline when the teams last played back in February of 2022 and fell 51-49. Can Mesquite avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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