Basketball Preview: Wharton Tigers vs. Tidehaven Tigers
Having just played yesterday, the Wharton Tigers will head out on the road to face off against the Tidehaven Tigers at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday.
Wharton saw some tournament action on Friday. They fell 39-28 to Columbia. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1227th, while the Roughnecks are ranked 397th).
Meanwhile, Tidehaven put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They claimed a resounding 61-30 victory over Calhoun. The Tigers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five matches by 30 points or more this season.
Tidehaven's win was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 14-0. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.4 points per game. As for Wharton, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-9.
Wharton might still be hurting after the 49-27 loss they got from Tidehaven in their previous meeting back in December of 2022. Can Wharton avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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