Basketball Game Preview: Normangee Panthers vs. Latexo Tigers

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Previous 5 Games

01/07/25 - Away	61-54 W
12/12/23 - Away	56-46 W
12/13/22 - Home	51-44 W
12/03/21 - Neutral	44-11 W
12/28/18 - Neutral	86-45 W

Normangee has gone 5-0 against Latexo recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Normangee Panthers take on the Latexo Tigers at 7:45 p.m. Normangee will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.

Last Tuesday, Normangee escaped with a win against Lovelady by the margin of a single free throw, 46-45. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 551st, while the Lions are ranked 1253rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, Latexo was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 62-56 to Lovelady.

Latexo's loss was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 15-14. As for Normangee, they are on a roll lately: they've won 18 of their last 19 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 24-3 record this season.

Normangee beat Latexo 61-54 in their previous matchup on January 7th. Does Normangee have another victory up their sleeve, or will Latexo turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.