Basketball Recap: Slaton Takes a Loss

After flying high against Idalou last Tuesday, Slaton came back down to earth. The Slaton Tigers lost to the Shallowater Mustangs on the road by a 50-34 margin on Friday. The loss continues a trend for the Tigers in their matchups with the Mustangs: they've now lost three in a row.

Slaton's defeat dropped their record down to 15-11. As for Shallowater, their win was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 24-8.

Slaton will take on Muleshoe at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Shallowater, they will face off against Idalou at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday.