Basketball Recap: Make It Four in a Row for New Deal

Lions

Previous 4 Games

01/07/25 vs Floydada	54-50
01/03/25 @ Tahoka	61-27
12/31/24 vs Post	57-29
12/28/24 vs Andrews	45-31

New Deal had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 25.3 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. They secured a 54-50 W over the Floydada Whirlwinds. This was payback for the Lions, who suffered a 66-37 loss the last time these two teams met.

New Deal is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-9 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.3 points per game. As for Floydada, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six games, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-10 record this season.

New Deal and Floydada could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Texas Rankings. New Deal (ranked 433rd) will meet New Home (ranked 96th) at 6:15 p.m. on Friday. Similarly, Floydada will face off against Abernathy at 6:15 p.m. on Friday down 546 places (625 vs. 79).