Basketball Preview: Tolar Rattlers vs. Idalou Wildcats
Having just played yesterday, the Tolar Rattlers will jump right back in to play the Idalou Wildcats at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Tolar comes in on six and Idalou on four.
On Friday, Tolar strolled past Douglass with points to spare, taking the game 56-39. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Rattlers' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 451st, while the Indians are ranked 201st).
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Idalou challenged Gorman on Thursday. Idalou snuck past Gorman with a 36-30 win.
Idalou pushed their record up to 9-3 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 27.8 points per game. As for Tolar, they have been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season.
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