Basketball Game Preview: Honey Grove Warriors vs. Celeste Blue Devils

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12/10/24 - Away	43-45 L
01/26/24 - Away	52-33 W
01/02/24 - Home	55-36 W
01/27/23 - Home	65-23 W
01/03/23 - Away	55-16 W
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Honey Grove is 8-2 against Celeste since January of 2020 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Honey Grove Warriors will look to defend their home court against the Celeste Blue Devils at 6:30 p.m. Honey Grove will be strutting in after a win while Celeste will be coming in after a defeat.

Honey Grove is headed into the match after thoroughly thrashing Trenton: they outscored them in every quarter. Everything went Honey Grove's way against Trenton on Saturday as Honey Grove made off with a 35-11 victory. Given the Warriors' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 551st, while the Tigers are ranked 1373rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, Celeste unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Friday. They fell just short of Whitewright by a score of 41-38. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Blue Devils have suffered since December 29, 2023.

Honey Grove has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-10 record this season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 28.6 points per game. As for Celeste, their defeat dropped their record down to 20-8.

Honey Grove couldn't quite finish off Celeste in their previous meeting back in December of 2024 and fell 45-43. Will Honey Grove have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.