Basketball Game Preview: Aberdeen Tigers vs. Malad Dragons

The Aberdeen Tigers will square off against the Malad Dragons at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Aberdeen has struggled recently with six losses in a row, while Malad will arrive with 15 straight wins.

It was a proper cat-fight when Aberdeen took on Soda Springs on Wednesday. Aberdeen lost 48-28 to Soda Springs.

Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Malad on Tuesday. They blew past Firth 59-35. The Dragons have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten contests by 21 points or more this season.

Malad pushed their record up to 15-1 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 25.3 points. As for Aberdeen, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-11.

Aberdeen was taken down by Malad 65-14 in their previous meeting back in December of 2024. Can Aberdeen avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.