Preview: Celeste Blue Devils vs. Bland Tigers
The Celeste Blue Devils will be playing at home against the Bland Tigers at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Celeste's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Tuesday after their fourth straight loss. They fell to Tom Bean 51-47.
Bland won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Tuesday. They were the victim of a tough 53-29 loss at the hands of Honey Grove. While losing is never fun, Bland can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1135th, while the Warriors are ranked 389th).
Celeste's loss was their sixth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 11-14. As for Bland, their loss dropped their record down to 15-14.
Celeste couldn't quite finish off the Tigers when the teams last played back in January and fell 45-43. Will Celeste have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
