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App. State Mountaineers @ North Texas Mean Green
Current Records: App. State 6-5, North Texas 7-3
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The App. State Mountaineers’ road trip will continue as they head out to face the North Texas Mean Green at 8:00 p.m. ET on Friday at The Super Pit.
The experts predicted App. State would be headed in after a victory, but Louisiana made sure that didn’t happen. App. State fell 68-62 to Louisiana on Wednesday. That’s two games in a row now that the Mountaineers have lost by exactly six points.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask North Texas). They blew past Miss Valley State, posting an 83-42 win. The Mean Green have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three matchups by 20 points or more this season.
North Texas got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Brenen Lorient out in front who went 6 for 7 en route to 16 points plus two blocks. Lorient has been hot recently, having posted two or more blocks the last three times he’s played. Johnathan Massie was another key player, scoring 12 points along with six rebounds and three steals.
App. State’s defeat was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 6-5. As for North Texas, their win bumped their record up to 7-3.
Friday’s contest is shaping up to be a scrappy game: App. State has crashing the boards this season, having averaged 40 rebounds per game. It’s a different story for North Texas, though, as they’ve been averaging only 33.1. Given App. State’s sizable advantage in that area, North Texas will need to find a way to close that gap.
