A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Mount Vernon Tigers take on the Rains Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday... Mount Vernon will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
Mount Vernon is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Lone Oak on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Mount Vernon was outmatched by Lone Oak and fell 65-37. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1585th, while the Buffaloes are ranked 774th).
Meanwhile, Rains unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Friday. They took a 63-55 hit to the loss column at the hands of Commerce.
Rains' defeat dropped their record down to 14-5. As for Mount Vernon, their loss dropped their record down to 0-14.
Mount Vernon came up short against Rains in their previous matchup back in December of 2021, falling 44-35. Can Mount Vernon avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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