Basketball Game Preview: Bland Tigers vs. Celeste Blue Devils

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Previous Games

02/02/24 - Away	39-26 W
01/09/24 - Home	52-44 W
02/03/23 - Home	50-19 W
01/10/23 - Away	46-15 W
01/21/22 - Away	43-19 W
+ 5 more games

Bland has gone 8-2 against Celeste recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. Both will compete for holiday cheer at 6:30 p.m. Bland will be coming into the match with an undefeated record on the line.

Bland is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Tom Bean: they outscored them in every quarter. Bland enjoyed a cozy 49-32 win over Tom Bean on Tuesday. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 133rd, while the Tomcats are ranked 734th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, after a string of six wins, Celeste's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They lost 43-23 to Sam Rayburn. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Blue Devils have suffered since November 19th.

Bland pushed their record up to 11-0 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Celeste, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-5.

Bland beat Celeste 39-26 in their previous matchup back in February. Will Bland repeat their success, or does Celeste have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.