Basketball Game Preview: Giddings Buffaloes vs. Smithville Tigers

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Previous Games

01/26/24 - Home	72-42 W
01/02/24 - Away	43-30 W
01/27/23 - Home	43-39 W
01/03/23 - Away	51-27 W
02/08/22 - Away	40-36 W
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Giddings is 10-0 against Smithville since January of 2020 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Giddings Buffaloes will host the Smithville Tigers at 7:45 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.

Giddings is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 55 points on Friday, they were much more limited against Navasota on Monday. They took a blow against the Rattlers, falling 68-27. The matchup marked the Buffaloes' lowest-scoring game so far this season.

Meanwhile, Smithville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their 11th straight defeat. They were dealt a 91-8 loss at the hands of La Grange. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1541st, while the Leopards are ranked 629th).

Smithville's defeat dropped their record down to 1-17. As for Giddings, their loss dropped their record down to 3-13.

Everything came up roses for Giddings against Smithville in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, as the squad secured a 72-42 win. Does Giddings have another victory up their sleeve, or will Smithville turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.