Basketball Recap: Neches Comes Up Short

If Neches was riding high fresh off their 63-12 takedown of Trinidad last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Neches Tigers lost to the Malakoff Tigers at home by a 52-38 margin on Friday. The defeat continues a trend for Neches in their matchups with Malakoff: they've now lost six in a row.

Neches suffered their first home loss, dropping their record down to 18-7. As for Malakoff, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 29-4.

Neches and Malakoff should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Texas Rankings. Neches (ranked 344th) will meet Avalon (ranked 1395th) on Monday. Neches will be looking to keep their 14-game home win streak dating back to last season alive. Similarly, Malakoff will challenge Sabine at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday up 933 places (129 vs. 1062).