Basketball Recap: Slaton Piles Up the Points Against Friona

Tigers

Margin (Wins)

12/20/24 @ Friona	36
12/13/24 vs Non Varsity Tournament Opponent	29
12/13/24 vs Lamesa	23
12/14/24 vs Midland Christian	16
12/17/24 vs Littlefield	11

Slaton waltzed into their contest on Friday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They breezed by the Friona Chieftans to the tune of 60-24. The Tigers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six games by 21 points or more this season.

Slaton is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.2 points per game. As for Friona, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-11.

Slaton will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Idalou at 6:30 p.m. on January 3, 2025. Friona and Smyer will round out the year against one another at at 8:00 a.m. on Friday.