Lee takes on Longview

Published on Monday, 28 January 2013 23:50       Written by ETFinalScore.com
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The Robert E. Lee basketball teams face a critical district test today against Longview as the Lady Raiders and Red Raiders continue their quest for the postseason.

The Lady Raiders (13-17, 3-6 in District 12-5A) are home with tip-off set for 7 p.m. at the REL Varsity Gymnasium. A win over the Lady Lobos (12-15, 4-5) would move Lee into a tie for fourth place and the final district playoff spot.

The Red Raiders (18-8, 5-3) are currently in fourth place with Longview (15-12, 6-2) in second place. That game is scheduled to start at 7 p.m. at Lobo Coliseum in Longview.

The Lady Raiders are coming off consecutive losses to district front runners Rockwall and Mesquite.

Longview defeated Rockwall-Heath (60-46) on Friday.

The Lady Lobos defeated Lee in the teams first meeting, 60-57.

The Red Raiders are coming off a heartbreaking 50-47 loss to Mesquite in which REL rallied back from being down 11 points at halftime to tie the game, only for league-leading Mesquite to win in the final seconds.

Longview survived a scare on Friday to defeat Rockwall-Heath (56-54).

The Lobos dismantled REL 55-36 in their first meeting.