Basketball Preview: Malone Tigers vs. Graceville Tigers
The Malone Tigers will square off against the Graceville Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are still undefeated (Malone has three wins , while Graceville has five dating back to last season).
Last Friday, Malone didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Freeport, but they still walked away with a 62-56 victory.
Malone found their leader in sophomore Everett Welch, who went 6 for 12 en route to 21 points plus seven rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Welch a new career-high in three-point shooting accuracy (71%). Jackson Welch was another key player, scoring 12 points.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Graceville). They blew past New Brockton 71-46 on Monday.
Graceville's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-0. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.3 points per game. As for Malone, their victory bumped their record up to 3-0.
Malone lost to Graceville at home by a decisive 55-41 margin in their previous meeting back in January. Can Malone avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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