Murray State (Okla.) vs Ranger

RANGER, Texas (Interstat) — The Ranger College Rangers will look to build on their first victory of the season when they host the winless Murray State (Okla.) Aggies in a men’s junior college basketball game on Friday.

The Rangers (1-2) are coming off a 93-85 home win over Frank Phillips on Nov. 8. Mafatime Ndiaye scored 20 points in that contest, while Cam Brown added 22. Dave Meriwether nearly recorded a double-double with 10 points and eight rebounds.

Murray State (0-2) is still searching for its first win after opening the season with two losses. The Aggies fell 96-87 at Western Texas on Nov. 4, despite a 23-point performance from Tayesen Combs. Malachi Schilreff added 17 points and Domantas Sarauskas just missed a double-double with 11 points and nine rebounds in the loss.

Ranger’s season began with a 121-81 road loss to Butler (Kan.) and a narrow 71-68 home defeat to Northern Oklahoma-Tonkawa. Murray State also opened its campaign with a close 90-84 home loss to Odessa on Nov. 3 before the defeat at Western Texas.

The two teams are scheduled to meet again on Dec. 3 in Tishomingo, Oklahoma.