The Livingston Lions will take on the Shepherd Pirates at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Last Friday, Livingston came up short against Hardin-Jefferson and fell 86-79. The Lions have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Shepherd was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They were beaten by Hargrave 92-45. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 662nd, while the Falcons are ranked 111th).
Livingston's loss dropped their record down to 18-13. As for Shepherd, they now have a losing record at 16-17.
Livingston took their win against Shepherd when the teams last played back in January by a conclusive 77-55. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Shepherd's Brayden White, who dropped a double-double on 33 points and 14 rebounds. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Livingston still be able to contain White? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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